On This Day: Thousands protest racial violence in Silent Parade
On July 28, 1917, thousands of Black Americans marched down New York City's Fifth Avenue as part of the so-called Silent Parade to protest racial violence.
By UPI Staff


Thousands of Black Americans march down New York City's Fifth Avenue in the so-called Silent Parade on July 28, 1917. The demonstrators were marching to promote civil rights. File Photo courtesy of the New York Public Library