Fanfare and Politics at Ticker Tape Parade for Women World Champions

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Gwynne Hogan
WNYC News | Jul 10, 2019

A marching band, a drum line, bagpipes and throngs of cheering spectators, many of them women and girls, all lined the streets of Broadway in Lower Manhattan Wednesday to support the United States Women's Soccer team. But the parade was more than a celebration of athleticism; it turned into a boisterous rally to support the team's fight for pay equity, and a call for tolerance. WNYC's Gwynne Hogan reports on the spectacle from the Canyon of Heroes. 

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