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On the recordApril 20, 2021
The people who stopped and raised their voices on May 25th, 2021, old, young, men and women, black and white, a man from the neighborhood just walking to get a drink, a child going to buy a snack with her cousin, an off duty firefighter on her way to a community garden, brave young women, teenagers, who pressed record on their cellphones.
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Keith Ellison
Democratic · Minnesota
Source
msnbc.com

Editor's note · Context

Ellison highlights the bravery of bystanders who intervened during the incident involving George Floyd.

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