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Collected Item: “I Came to the Protest to Defend Human Rights”

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I Came to the Protest to Defend Human Rights

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Instagram

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"I came to the protest to defend human rights. This movement isn’t about race versus race, it’s about dissolving the negativity that our world is creating. The Black community is struggling, literally fighting for their lives, and everyone needs to stand with them to help bring a better world so Black people don’t walk the streets in fear of being a victim of the system." - Oz at the Roll4Justice rally on July 4, 2020

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protest, human rights, movement, race, Black community, fear, Roll4Justice rally, BLM, Black Lives Matter, Social Justice,

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https://www.instagram.com/p/CCtlHApHllN/

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Drew Arrieta @itsdrw

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2020-07-16
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