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Since his famous speech given on August 28, 1963, the American dream has been colored by the racial question. – Ansa /CorriereTv
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57 years after the historic speech of Reverend Martin Luther King, Washington and the United States return to the famous march of August 28, 1963. The meeting at the Lincoln Memorial to say no to racism and police violence against African Americans. The race issue was rekindled with the death of George Floyd, on May 25 in Minneapolis, at the hands of Officer Derek Chauvin and two other police officers. The murder occurs during an arrest for an alleged theft of $ 20. The murder sparks a wave of protests from East to West throughout the United States. And discover other cases of police violence against African Americans: from Breonna Taylor to the latest disturbing case of Jacob Blake. This latest episode, which was followed by violent protests, pushed NBA players out of the field. Other sports stop too, from men’s and women’s soccer to baseball and tennis. The Milwaukee Bucks stoppage comes four years after soccer player and activist Colin Kaepernick’s peaceful protest. On August 26, 2016 Kaepernick knelt during the American anthem during the championship. A gesture that cost him his exclusion from the National Football League and the insult of President Trump who called him “screwed.” But now the activist could be reinstated to play in the NFL, a decision in which the tycoon would also agree.
