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#OnThisDay in 1963, when a National Guardsman poked his bayonet at Gloria Richardson in Cambridge MD, she pushed it away, refusing to back down during racism protests. Her stand inspired change. Two days later, she and others signed the Treaty of Cambridge.
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1963: Gloria Richardson pushes bayonet - Mississippi Today
On this day in 1963, Gloria Richardson pushed away a National Guardsman's bayonet he poked at her.