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Organizers expected hundreds of thousands of participants and, unlike the 1995 demonstration, attempted to make the march more inclusive by extending invitations to
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During the event, Mallory recited a list of black men who were killed by police, including
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also noted the higher proportion of young people and women compared to the 1995 event.
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Participants on the front steps of a building adjacent to the
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Nakamura, David; Harris, Hamil R. (October 10, 2015).
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and to raise awareness about discrimination against
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Justice or Else
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Infobox event
considered for merging

National Mall
Washington, D.C.
justiceorelse.com
National Mall
Washington, D.C.
Million Man March
Louis Farrakhan
police reform
black people

Louis Farrakhan
Nation of Islam
Louis Farrakhan
Tamika D. Mallory
white people

National Mall
Michael Brown
Eric Garner
Tamir Rice
The Washington Post
The New York Times
Charles M. Blow
United States portal
List of protests in the United States

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