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An estimated 800,000 people attend the 'March for our lives' rally in DC

There were students, parents, teachers and concerned citizens in Washington, DC to demand stronger gun control laws. There were chants from "vote them out" to "not one more." 

March for our lives protestor-DC
Credit Charlita Woodruff-White

The rally was led by survivors of the Valentine's Day massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where a former student turned domestic terrorist shot and killed 17 people--including students and teachers. Some A-list celebrities attended the rally--either performing, speaking or simply just lending their support to the cause, including Jennifer Hudson, Common and Andra Day (who performed with the student choir from Baltimore's Cardinal Shehan school), Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, Ariana Grande.  

Take a look at photos from Saturday's protest march in our slide show.

Credit Charlita Woodruff-White
little girl at March for Our Lives-Washington, DC, March 24,2018