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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Hazel Vollmer, 5, holds the hand of a statue on the Children’s Crusade monument at Kelly Ingram Park as a few hundred people gathered for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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People read the names on the Four Spirits sculpture at Kelly Ingram Park, across the street from the 16th Street Baptist Church, as a few hundred people gathered for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A mother and daughter observe the Four Spirits sculpture at Kelly Ingram Park as a few hundred people gathered for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Madison Kimbrough, 4, stands on the bench of the Four Spirits sculpture at Kelly Ingram Park as a few hundred people gathered for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Anita Cade, 15, gives a speech about Juneteenth as a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Melanie Cade, left, gives her daughter, Anita Cade, 15, a high-five following Cade’s speech about Juneteenth as a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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One of the original Freedom Fighters, whom grew up in Birmingham during the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s, speaks to a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Michael Verges, of Ashville, Alabama, recites Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech as a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Celida Soto speaks as a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Karan Vance speaks as a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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Oni Williams speaks as a few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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The King family stands, with fists in the air, in front of the Water Cannon monument in Kelly Ingram Park as a few hundred people gathered for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people observe the “BLACK LIVES MATTER” street mural on First Avenue South as Celida Soto speaks during the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth as the group marches along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
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National Million People March for Justice
A few hundred people gathered at Kelly Ingram Park for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham rallying for justice, equality, police reform, the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and calling for revolution on Friday, June 19, 2020. Photo by Erin Nelson.
Hundreds gathered at Kelly Ingram Park on Friday, June 19, for the National Million People March for Justice and celebration of Juneteenth.
They rallied for justice, equality, police reform and the reallocation of funding from police into the Birmingham community, and some called for revolution.
Before marching along the streets of downtown Birmingham, supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement heard from activists, Celida Soto, Oni Williams and Karan Vance.
Anita Cade, a 15-year-old resident of Birmingham, gave a speech about the history of Juneteenth; Michael Verges, of Ashville, recited Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech; and the Jefferson County Millennial Democrats reminded people to register to vote.
As the group marched the streets of downtown, protesters were met by cars honking in solidarity. Many people recorded video from their cars as marchers passed through intersections.
The Nationwide March was held in celebration of Juneteenth and in commemoration of George Floyd in cities across the United States.
Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, began in 1865 when a Union general announced federal orders declaring that all the slaves in Texas were free. This came about two and a half years after President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation.
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