Posting 12: Million Man March V2 and more

Sunday 16 Oct - The "Million's More Movement's" march on DC and more sightseeing

 

I went into the Mall area of DC around 11am catching a train full of black people from Anacostia Metro station.  The mall was full of people selling T-shirts, giving out Militant newspapers and saying their bit.  A small stage was set up at the Captiol building end of the mall and there were various prominent black speakers delivering their messages throughout the day.  Lots of people from the "Nation of Islam" and other prominent black groups like the NAACP.  Funny to see so many people dressed like "Malcolm X" in the one place.

 

I only had a short look around and then went to the Holocaust museum which we missed the last time.  I managed to get a 1pm ticket to the 'permanent exhibit" which is basically the entire museum.  Funny that they do things the way they do.  Those that have been here will know what I mean - the main exhibit is viewed in a very linear manner and it's pretty narrow, so I guess they use a ticket system in order to control congestion through the exhibit.  Anyway, it's an incredible place and really well done - a pretty disturbing place. 

 

After the Holocaust museum I did some more wandering around and hit some more sights.