The building in the background with the light blue dome, is the place where slaves (African and Irish) were taken off the Huckleberry Finn or Becky Thatcher in chains and processed and sold into Indentured Servitude. .... ST. LOUIS, Missouri - A few thousand protesters participated in a “Justice for All” march in St. Louis on Saturday, one of the largest and most diverse gatherings since activism began over the Aug. 9 police shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown. The protesters were headed to a public square in front of the Old Courthouse, where the state once found Dredd Scott and other descendants of Africa were less human and as such, less American than whites. However, the scene felt more like a music festival than a protest. Unions, religious groups and student organizations gathered behind banners as flags and posters bobbed down the street while drums thundered above a loud din of chants of “Black lives matter! Black lives matter!” Peace-keepers and volunteers lined the march route while handfuls of police officers leaned back on their squad cars serving as barricades for the protest. “No one will protect us but us. Today we show each other what family means,” Thenjiwe McHarris yelled through a speakerphone to kick off the march. “I need every single one of y’all to protect each other.” “Apparently they thought that we’d get tired and leave. To all the politicians, the police leaders and prosecutor, we are not backing down,” said Rev. Carlton Lee. msnbc/msnbc/weekend-resistance-begins-peacefully?cid=sm_m_main_1_20141012_33410807
Posted on: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 02:20:35 +0000
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