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
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March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial, Aug. 28, 2020.
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A band from New York and Philadelphia area plays as they march at Black Lives Matter Plaza near the White House in Washington, to join other marchers during the March on Washington, Aug. 28.
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People attending the March on Washington, have their temperatures taken before entering the area, Aug. 28, 2020, at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington.
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Secretary-treasurer of the AFL-CIO Elizabeth Shuler speaks at the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington, Aug. 28, 2020, in Washington.
