Jacob Blake Sr., father of the man who was shot in the back and paralyzed by police in Kenosha, Wis., delivers a short, but passionate speech to thousands of people at the Lincoln Memorial during
the March on Washington held Aug. 28 to commemorate the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic 1963 march. Last week’s theme: “Get Your Knee Off Our Necks,” with family members of African-Americans and Latinos shot and killed by police calling for police accountability, justice reform and people to vote.
Stories this photo appears in:
Families decry ‘two systems of justice’ at D.C. march
Standing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. famously laid out a vision for harmony between white and Black people 57 years ago, his son issued a sobering reminder about the persistence of police brutality and racist violence targeting Black Americans.
