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Nashville (USA), Oct 27 (EFE) (CAMERA: Susana Samhan).- It has been 55 years since the civil rights activist, the Reverend C.T. Vivian, was beaten in front of television cameras by Selma (Alabama) Sheriff James Clark, while he was protesting against the discrimination of African Americans at the polls.FOOTAGE FROM THE AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE IN NASHVILLE (TENNESSEE), STATEMENTS BY PHYLLIS QUALLS, VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT, COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING AMERICAN BAPTIST COLLEGE, NASHVILLE DECLARED BAPTIST COLLEGE CENTER, BAPTIST COLLEGE BETWEEN BELECA DECLARATION, BAPTITIST COLLEGE BETWEEN BELECA DECLARATION, NASHVILLE DECLARATION CENTER. VOTERS COMING OUT OF THIS CENTER AND STATEMENTS BY HEDY WEINBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU) IN TENNESSEE.
French riot police are positioned on the outskirts of rue Saint-Guillaume as the pro-Palestinian protest continues at elite Sciences Po university in Paris. Students blocked the main entrance to the campus, demanding "a clear condemnation of Israel's actions by Sciences Po". IMAGES
Police offers are deployed in Pretoria as South Africa braces for protests after a leftwing party called for a "national shut-down", sparking fears of a repeat of unrest that turned deadly two years ago. Authorities said there would be a heavy police presence to deal with any possible violence, after the third largest party, the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) urged South Africans to take to the streets and bring the country to a halt. IMAGES
Members of South Korean supergroup BTS take part in the White House press briefing in Washington DC before meeting US President Joe Biden to discuss anti-Asian hate crimes. IMAGES
Cape Town (South Africa), Sep 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Nic Bothma) The South African auction house Strauss & Co led the simultaneous face-to-face and virtual sale of works of art owned by the Desmond Legacy Foundation and Leah Tutu, an organization that watches over the legacy of Desmond Tutu, who received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his involvement in the fight against apartheid.FOOTAGE OF THE AUCTION AT DESMOND'S LEGACY FOUNDATION AND LEAH TUTU IN CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA.
Johannesburg (South Africa), Jul 15 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Kim Ludbrook) Hundreds of citizens in Johannesburg have organized to clean up the streets and local businesses after the looting that occurred in department stores and shops in the town. The looting and violence in Johannesburg and Durban over the past two days are estimated to have caused billions of rand in damage and 200 shopping centers have been affected. FOOTAGE OF THE CLEANING OF STREETS IN JOHANNESBURG BY THE CIVIL SOCIETY, AFTER THE LOOTS OF THE PAST DAYS.