Sylvia Plath

I saw the first of the 7-mile-long column appear - red and orange and green banners, 'Ban the Bomb!' etc., shining and swaying slowly. Absolute silence. I found myself weeping to see the tan, dusty marchers, knapsacks on their backs - Quakers and Catholics, Africans and whites, Algerians and French - 40 percent were London housewives.

American Poet

Elizabeth Flock

Certainly, Occupy Wall Street protesters have different ideas about the movement's mission. Many of the marchers I met even disagreed on the purpose of their trek - some thought it was about getting to Washington to protest the 'supercommittee'; others thought it was about visiting other Occupations.

American Author

Cynthia Ozick

To be a Jew is an act of the strenuous mind as it stands before the fakeries and lying seductions of the world, saying no and no again as they parade by in all their allure. And to be a writer is to plunge into the parade and become one of the delirious marchers.

American Novelist

Anne Lamott

I was raised with no religious training or influence. Except the influence was to be a moral and ethical person at the secular level. And to be a peace marcher, an activist for civil rights, peace and justice.

Marchers often move in organized groups, like in demonstrations or parades.

Group Movement

Marchers walk at the same pace, keeping the rhythm together.

Uniform Pace

The word 'marcher' implies participation in public events rather than casual walking.

Public Event

Marchers can convey pride or dignity through their walk.

Prideful Stride

A marcher can also be a single person showing determination in their walk.

Determined Movement

Animals that travel great distances, like penguins, can be called marchers.

Enduring Wildlife

Marchers refers to border inhabitants in historical periods, especially in the UK.

Historical Context

Marchers in history often maintained unique cultural identities.

Cultural Significance

Marchers lived in volatile, ever-changing border areas.

Frontiers and Borders

 that helped inspire the boycotts almost a decade before. His largest-scale organizing project came in 1963, when he led the planning for the national march on Washington. The possibility of riots that could injure marchers and undermine their message of peaceful protest was a huge concern.

An unsung hero of the...

 was walking with a cane we parked as close as we could to the Pentagon arriving at the massive building very early far in front of the marchers and protestors which I now know reached