Photos: March Against Mass Incarceration

by Eesha Williams

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Springfield

About 200 people marched against mass incarceration September 19 in Springfield. These photos were taken at the march. The march was organized by the local chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), which has a web site at www.naacp.org. The march ended at city hall. The march was also about police misconduct, poverty, and other issues. The marchers chanted:

No justice?

No peace!

No racist

Police!

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Whose city?

Our city!

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I can't breathe

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The final chant was a reference to Eric Garner, a black man who said that before he was choked to death by a white policeman in New York City in July 2014. His death sparked months of protests around the nation.

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photos by Eesha Williams

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