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Thousands of demonstrators gathered in New York and Washington, DC, today for "Justice For All" marches to protest police violence.
The marches were organized in response to the recent grand jury decisions not to indict the police officers responsible for the deaths of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, and Eric Garner in Staten Island, New York. Their deaths prompted protests around the country in recent months, as have other police killings, such as the recent shooting death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by a police officer in Cleveland, Ohio.
However, the focus of the protests was much broader than those individual cases, with marchers calling for an end to racism, discrimination, and violent policing.
Washington DC
Washington DC, right now. #JusticeMarch #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/oBI00LcYHg
— Kayla Epstein (@KaylaEpstein) December 13, 2014
This crowd of thousands is surprisingly quiet, listening to the words of every speaker. No sign of thinning. pic.twitter.com/4EDqGEYn7J
— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) December 13, 2014
"No justice, No peace, No racist police." Justice for All March. https://t.co/y8gGJRGtO4
— Trymaine Lee (@trymainelee) December 13, 2014
.@SpikeLee marching in Washington, D.C. for #Justice4All. #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/KVCRz5O09s
— Jenna Pope (@JennaBPope) December 13, 2014
These hands. #DCFerguson pic.twitter.com/dGcaLdAiuV
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 13, 2014
No Longer. #DCFerguson pic.twitter.com/sl6Iz8BInJ
— deray mckesson (@deray) December 13, 2014
New York
#BlackLivesMatter #soproudofmycity #nyc #Justice4All pic.twitter.com/BSj84MAjma
— renee nichole (@ren_nichole) December 13, 2014
While #Justice4All march over in DC, NYC is going strong. http://t.co/68Fnj3SNnh via @nprnews (pic via @GettyImages) pic.twitter.com/rMgNzSAeZI
— NPR's Code Switch (@NPRCodeSwitch) December 13, 2014
So proud of #NYC for coming out and marching for justice!!! #MillionsMarchNYC #JusticeLeagueNYC #Justice4All pic.twitter.com/6AUzp1qYcV
— Keith Kuder (@UtahGuru) December 13, 2014
Over 50 THOUSAND marching for a change in NYC. Go to: http://t.co/s4WMnrzUnE to help. #MillionsMarchNYC #Justice4All pic.twitter.com/mTofIe4EcF
— ShootTruthNotTragedy (@ShootTruth) December 13, 2014
RT @AshleyAlese: Rachel, a 10th grader from Manhattan #Justice4All @PIX11News pic.twitter.com/mrH3o3CeFC
— Film Fatale (@FilmFatale_NYC) December 13, 2014
Message loud & clear - Justice 4 all. #icantbreathe #nyc #justice4all #blacklivesmatter pic.twitter.com/ot99j9pruZ
— Gerard May (@GerardMay5) December 13, 2014