Black Lives Matter facts for kids
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Formation | July 13, 2013 |
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Type | Activist organization |
Purpose | Anti-racist advocacy and protest |
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Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist group. They originated in the African-American community. They are against violence and systemic racism toward black people.
The movement began in 2013 with the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the death of Trayvon Martin. They became famous for their street demonstrations, following the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner. The earlier sparked riots and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri. The latter sparked protests all over the United States.
Since the Ferguson protests, participants of Black Lives Matter have demonstrated against other African-Americans' deaths, like Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, Laquan McDonald, Philando Castile and Alton Sterling.
The movement returned to national headlines during the George Floyd protests.
Images for kids
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Black Lives Matter die-in protest at Metro Green Line against allegations of police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota
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"Million Hoodie March" in Union Square, Manhattan on March 21, 2012, protesting George Zimmerman's shooting of Trayvon Martin
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Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality in St. Paul, Minnesota
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A Black Lives Matter protest of police brutality in the rotunda of the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota
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Bernie Sanders and Black Lives Matter activists in Westlake Park, Seattle
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Black Lives Matter protest at Herald Square, Manhattan
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States that have activated the National Guard in response to the George Floyd protests
