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People gather on 125th Street in Harlem, New York, ahead of a silent march from the neighborhood to Seneca village in Central Park, to commemorate Juneteenth, which marks the end of slavery in the United States. IMAGES
Thousands of people march the streets of New York City demanding US President Biden and other world leaders to put an end to fossil fuels, ahead of the UN General Assembly and Climate Week. IMAGES
Washington DC, Aug 28 (EFE/EPA).- "No Justice, No Peace" was the cry heard from thousands of people gathered here Friday on the 57th anniversary of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech at the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.Wearing T-shirts and masks with slogans such as "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe," people of all ages from various parts of the United States gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial to hear from a long list of speakers including King's son and granddaughter and families of African Americans killed by police. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS).B-ROLL OF 2020 MARCH ON WASHINGTON.SOUND BITES: NIECE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. YOLANDA RENEE KING; CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST AL SHARPTON AND SIBLINGS OF GEORGE FLOYD, PHILONESE Y BRIDGETT FLOYD (IN ENGLISH).
New York, June 19 (EFE/EPA).- Friday’s Juneteenth celebrations took on renewed significance this year as it was celebrated throughout the United States, spurred by racial justice protests of the past month.Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day, commemorates June 19, 1865, when Union Army general Gordon Granger announced in Galveston, Texas, a federal order declaring the freedom of black slaves in the state. It came two and a half years after president Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which had officially outlawed slavery in Texas and the other states in rebellion against the Union. (Camera: JORGE FUENTELSAZ / ALBA VIGARAY )FOOTAGE SHOWS PROTEST AGAINST RACISM TO CONMEMORATE JUNETEENTH IN NEW YORK, US. SOUNDBITES: MICHAEL (IN ENGLISH) AND JESSICA (IN ENGLISH)
New York, Jun 3 (EFE).- Thousands of people on Wednesday marched through New York City for seventh consecutive day to protest the killing of George Floyd at the hands of a white police officer last week. (Camera: NORA QUINTANILLA).SHOT LIST: CROWDS MARCH THROUGH NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US, IN PROTEST OF GEORGE FLOYD'S KILLING.
U.S. President Barack Obama attends an outdoor arrival ceremony in heavy rain, as the first sitting U.S. president to visit Laos. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
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