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Jacob Blake's family lead Washington rally: 'there are two systems of justice in the US'

Guardian, 29 Aug 2020
The family of Wisconsin shooting victim Jacob Blake condemned racism and demanded criminal justice reform as they spoke in front of thousands at the Commitment March in Washington, DC. Earlier this week Blake was shot multiple times in the back by police, leaving him paralysed. The protest announced in early June following the killing of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota, marked the anniversary of the demonstration at which Martin Luther King gave his historic 'I Have a Dream' speech.
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