Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks Explained

Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks
Location:Washington, D.C., United States
Patrons:-->
Organisers:National Action Network
Participants:Thousands[1]
Blank Data:-->
Blank1 Data:-->
Blank2 Data:-->

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. 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]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thousands gather for 2020 March on Washington. www.cbsnews.com. 2020-09-02. 2020-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20200902114404/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/march-on-washington-dc-mlk-racial-equality-watch-live-stream-today-2020-08-28/. live.
  2. News: 2020-08-28. Thousands gather at historic March on Washington. en-GB. BBC News. 2020-08-28. 2020-08-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200830030316/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-53949460. live.
  3. Web site: Aretakis. 'We have all had a knee on our neck': Activists are calling for police reform, voting rights at March on Washington. 2020-08-28. USA Today. en-US. 2020-08-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20200828164713/https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/08/28/march-washington-2020-thousands-gather-sharpton-nan-rally/3442726001/. live.
  4. Web site: The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" March on Washington in photos. Katelyn. Burns. August 29, 2020. Vox. September 2, 2020. August 31, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831042949/https://www.vox.com/identities/2020/8/29/21406686/get-your-knee-off-our-necks-march-on-washington-photos. live.
  5. Web site: Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC. August 28, 2020. the Guardian. October 21, 2021. October 21, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211021201042/https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/aug/28/march-washington-dc-racism-get-your-knee-off-our-necks. live.
  6. News: Biden campaign deploys Harris as ambassador to Black activists . 2020-09-02 . Chelsea Janes . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409 . 2020-09-02 . 2020-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200902212914/https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/biden-campaign-deploys-harris-as-ambassador-to-black-activists/2020/09/02/bf1a6552-ec68-11ea-ab4e-581edb849379_story.html . live .

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.