History of the United States II / Unit 17 USH2 2445 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Black Lives Matter
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The idea
The two thousand fourteen death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked protests, the Yawp records, and the hashtag Black Lives Matter became a rallying cry.
In practice
Cell phone videos of the deaths of Eric Garner, Tamir Rice and Philando Castile circulating across social media.
Where people slip
The anchor does not carry the movement; the Yawp does.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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