Photo Essay A Cause With Many Rebels

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Florida, the scene of a mass shooting Feb. 14, have been joined by hundreds of thousands as they march in a nationwide protest demanding sensible gun control laws. More than 800 protests are occurring, in every American state. About 20 speakers—all of them students—are speaking to the huge crowd in Washington, D.C.

The march follows a nationwide student walkout earlier this month. Another walkout is planned for April 20, the 19th anniversary of the mass shooting at Columbine High School in Colorado.

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