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Five Years Since First March for Our Lives, the Youth Vote Has Shifted Radically : Consider This from NPR On March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Washington, D.C. to demand an end to gun violence. That was also the start of the March For Our Lives movement, which continues to call on young people to make their voices heard through the ballot box.

Survivors of a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida organized that first march. One of them was David Hogg. NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Hogg about the triumphs and frustrations of the past five years and the movement's hopes for the future.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg Is Still Angry, Five Years On

March For Our Lives Co-Founder David Hogg Is Still Angry, Five Years On

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Thousands of people gather on Pennsylvania Avenue during the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018. ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Thousands of people gather on Pennsylvania Avenue during the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24, 2018.

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On March 24, 2018, hundreds of thousands of people flooded the streets of Washington, D.C. to demand an end to gun violence. That was also the start of the March For Our Lives movement, which continues to call on young people to make their voices heard through the ballot box.

Survivors of a mass shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida organized that first march. One of them was David Hogg. NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with Hogg about the triumphs and frustrations of the past five years and the movement's hopes for the future.

In participating regions, you'll also hear a local news segment to help you make sense of what's going on in your community.

Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

This episode was produced by Elena Burnett and Ivy Winfrey. It was edited by William Troop. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.