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Thousands Join Organized Black Lives Matter March in Eugene After Weekend Of Unrest

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Thousands of people gathered in Eugene on Sunday for an organized march protesting the death of George Floyd and concerns about justice in American society.

“We are not asking for anything more but we don’t want to be treated as second class citizens,” said speaker Ibrahim Coulibaly from the City of Eugene’s Civil Rights Commission.

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