Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks
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| Date | August 28, 2020 |
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| Location | Washington, D.C., United States |
| Organised by | National Action Network |
| Participants | Thousands[1] |
The Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks was an event held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 2020.[2][3] The march was organized by the National Action Network, and was led by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III.[2] The march's speakers included relatives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,[4] Jacob Blake,[5] among others. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris spoke virtually.[6]
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- ^ "Thousands gather for 2020 March on Washington". www.cbsnews.com.
- ^ a b "Thousands gather at historic March on Washington". BBC News. 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ Aretakis. "'We have all had a knee on our neck': Activists are calling for police reform, voting rights at March on Washington". USA Today. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
- ^ Burns, Katelyn (August 29, 2020). "The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" March on Washington in photos". Vox.
- ^ "Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC". the Guardian. August 28, 2020.
- ^ https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-campaign-deploys-harris-as-ambassador-to-black-activists/2020/09/02/bf1a6552-ec68-11ea-ab4e-581edb849379_story.html
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