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Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, commemorating

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问题    Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National Mall on Saturday, commemorating the 50th anniversary of King’s famous speech and pledging that his dream includes equality for gays, Latinos, the poor and the disabled.
   Eric Holder, the nation’s first black attorney general, said he would not be in office, nor would Barack Obama be president, without those who marched. "They marched in spite of animosity, oppression and brutality because they believed in the greatness of what this nation could become and despaired of the founding promises not kept," Holder said.
   Organizers expected about 100,000 people to participate in the event, the precursor to the actual anniversary of the Aug. 28, 1963, march that drew some 250,000 to the National Mall and ushered in the idea of massive, nonviolent demonstrations.
   Lynda Chambers, 58, gave up a day’s pay to attend because her retail job does not provide paid vacation. Even as a 7-year-old at the time of the original march, she felt alienated and deprived of her rights. Remembering those feelings, she said, she was compelled to make the trip Saturday. "I wanted to have some sort of connection to what I have always known, as far as being a black person," she said.
   Speakers in the march frequently mentioned persistent high unemployment among blacks, which is about twice that of white Americans, and the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Trayon Martin in Florida. Along the Mall, Martin’s picture was nearly as ubiquitous as King’s.
   Nancy Norman, of Seattle, said she was disappointed more people who look like her had not attended. She is white. But the 58-year-old she said she was glad to hear climate change discussed alongside voting rights. "I’m the kind of person who thinks all of those things are interconnected. Climate change is at the top of my list," said Norman. "I don’t think it’s one we can set aside for any other discussion."
   On the day of the anniversary, President Barack Obama will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He will be joined by former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter. Churches and groups have been asked to ring bells at 3 p.m. Wednesday, marking the exact time King spoke.
   
According to Eric Holder, what’s the major purpose of the march?
选项 A、To commemorate the 50th anniversary of King’s famous speech.
B、To congratulate themselves for holding the great historical event.
C、To express their wishes and disappointments of the unfulfilled promises.
D、To threaten the present government in a powerful and nonviolent way.
答案C
解析 细节题。根据题干关键词定位到第二段。本题考查此次游行的主要目的。根据该段引言中的They marched in spite of．．．because they believed in the greatness of what this nation could become and despaired of the founding promises not kept可以得知，C项“为了表达他们(对国家)的希望和对于(建国时)未能实现诺言的失望”为正确答案。
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