On this occasion, the marchers numbered more than 15,000 and felt triumphant when they entered the state capital of Jackson; it was the largest civil rights march in the history of the state.
On this occasion, the marchers persisted, growing in number as they neared the capital, and totaled more than 15,000 when they entered Jackson. They felt triumphant to have conducted the largest civil rights march in the history of the state.