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Protesters fill Times Square during Monday night's march after the announcement of the grand jury decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson |
Thousands of people rallied late on Monday in U.S. cities including Los Angeles. Washington D.C, Seattle, and New York to passionately but peacefully protest a grand jury's decision not to indict a white police officer who killed a black 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri.
They led marches, waved signs, like 'Black lives matter' and shouted chants of ‘Hands Up! Don't Shoot,’ the slogan that has become a rallying cry in protests over police killings across the country.
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Washington DC: Demonstrators marched down the middle of U Street Northwest to protest the grand jury's verdict on Monday |
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Seattle: About 100 people gathered at Westlake Park as the Ferguson, Mo. grand jury decision was announced then took to the streets in protest |
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New York: Several thousand people marched from Union Square to Times Square to protest |
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Chicago: Protesters march during a rally near the Chicago Police headquarters |
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Los Angeles: People hold hands in a prayer for peace at the Leimert Park area of L.A. on Monday |
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New York: Activists from Los Angeles to New York scheduled marches and rallies to coincide |
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Cleveland: Signs referenced police shootings that had shaken the community there, including Saturday's fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who had a fake gun at a Cleveland playground when officers confronted him |
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Washington D.C. Protesters gather outside the White House. President Obama urged calm |
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San Francisco: A group of people raise their arms while chanting 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' during Monday night's protests
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