When the convention members left the building, they were met by the black marchers led by a marching band.

About 700 black marchers chanting "we shall overcome" accused the school system of discrimination Saturday and called for the superintendent to resign.

"If Jesse really wanted to do something symbolic, he should have stood with the black marchers and said nothing," Mr. Rohatyn added.

Mr. Snow, who is white, was struck by the number of black and Hispanic marchers.

In the end, Paul reluctantly allowed black marchers to bring up the end of the procession.

More than 100 black marchers staged a peaceful but noisy demonstration.

The small showing of black marchers saddened Mr. Raphael, the minister.

The three-minute volley left at least 24 black marchers dead and scores more wounded or trampled in the panic.

In Bensonhurst, the demonstration became tense when hundreds of white residents screamed obscenities and racial epithets at the black marchers.

He saw the first lines of the black and white marchers under the banner of Brotherhood.