A protester sits atop the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the U.S. Capitol Grounds while others sit around the base during an anti-nuclear power demonstration in Washington, D.C., 06 May 1979
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Spurred by the Three Mile Island accident, over 65,000 demonstrators marched on the Capitol to protest nuclear dependence, including both nuclear weapons and nuclear power on Sunday May 6, 1979. The demonstration was organized by the May 6 Coalition, an umbrella organization of anti-nuclear, environmental, and other groups.