Below are speeches delivered Saturday at the Washington, D.C., March for Our Lives. That march, which officials estimated drew 800,000 participants, was one of some 840 such events in the United States and several other nations.
There has already been a significant amount of analysis of what the march portends as well as the content of what was delivered by the young speakers. Over the next few days, there will be plenty more of that. Rather than add my words to that, here are 16 17 speakers in their own words.
Naomi Wadler, age 11
Cameron Kasky
Delaney Tarr
Emma González
Alex Wind
Edna Chávez
David Hogg
Trevon Bosley
zion Kelly
Jaclyn Corin
Yolanda Renee King, age 9, granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King,
Alex King and D’Angelo McDade
Sarah Chadwick
Ryan Deitsch
Samantha Fuentes
Aalayah Eastmond