Thousands of people gathered Friday in Washington for a march billed as a demand for an end to police brutality and a push for criminal justice reform. The “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks March” at the Lincoln Memorial was organized by Reverend Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and others after George Floyd, an African American man, died in the custody of a white policeman in Minneapolis. The officer had pinned his knee on the back of Floyd’s neck as he cried repeatedly that he could not breathe.
Thousands Participate in March on Washington
- By VOA News
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Rev. Al Sharpton, center, whose National Action Network organized the "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" protest against racism and police brutality, arrives at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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The early morning sun rises over the Washington Monument and the Reflecting Pool as final preparations are made for the March on Washington, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
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People attend the March on Washington, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, on the 57th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech.
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Shontina Kuykendoll of Dallas, attends the March on Washington, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
