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Gillian Brockell

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Fun fact: So convinced were white officials in 1963 that the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the national mall would bring lawless and violent hordes of Black people that they imposed an emergency ban on alcohol sales in all of DC and neighboring Montgomery and PG counties.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com

Sean Duffy on today's Indycar race in downtown DC: "I think this is better ... they can sell beer. This is the first time they're going to sell beer on the mall of the capital"

23/8/26, 1:46 pm584 reposts2.4K likes

@tomdauwwg.bsky.social

August 28, 1963 was a WEDNESDAY. The advice of the Post was not to bring children under the age of 14 to the march, even though that was (probably) a school day? Also, there were no alcohol sales for miles around on that 83 degree day. Jeez Louise our ⚪️ 🇺🇸 friends were paranoid and afraid of ⚫️ 🇺🇸.

@democracyisaverb.bsky.social

OMG.

@time2move.bsky.social

I think they did the same in DC when King was killed. Closed the hotel bar. My dad was not thrilled.

Rebecca Joy Bingham

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@ubjujee.bsky.social

Sad that his low opinion of the spectators proves itself true.

@16bracknell.bsky.social

… but you could still get your drink on in NoVa?

@doorcounty56.bsky.social

Low IQ cheese head

Gillian Brockell

@gillianbrockell.com

Source: ghostsofdc.org/2013/08/28/1...

ghostsofdc.orgMarch on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: A Look Back at the Liquor Ban on August 28, 1963Learn about the liquor ban enacted on August 28, 1963 to mark the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Discover what Washingtonians were told about traffic, transit, telework, and more f...

Gillian Brockell

@gillianbrockell.com

“All these church ladies and Quakers and nerdy college students are just itching to get drunk, start fires, and rape our women. Obviously.”