Gov. John McKeithen dispatched nearly 700 National Guardsman and 500 state troopers to protect the demonstrators as they walked along Highway U.S. 190. By the time the marchers reached the outskirts of Baton Rouge, their number had grown from 25 to 600, with protection from over 2,220 National Guardsmen and policemen.
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