Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks
DateAugust 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)
LocationWashington, D.C., United States
Organised byNational Action Network
ParticipantsThousands[1]

The Commitment March: Get Your Knee Off Our Necks was an event held in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 2020.[2][3] The march was organized by the National Action Network, and was led by Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III.[2] The march's speakers included relatives of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor,[4] Jacob Blake,[5] among others. Democratic vice-presidential nominee Kamala Harris spoke virtually.[6]

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  1. ^ "Thousands gather for 2020 March on Washington". www.cbsnews.com. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ^ a b "Thousands gather at historic March on Washington". BBC News. 2020-08-28. Archived from the original on 2020-08-30. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  3. ^ Aretakis. "'We have all had a knee on our neck': Activists are calling for police reform, voting rights at March on Washington". USA Today. Archived from the original on 2020-08-28. Retrieved 2020-08-28.
  4. ^ Burns, Katelyn (August 29, 2020). "The "Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" March on Washington in photos". Vox. Archived from the original on August 31, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  5. ^ "Tens of thousands join Get Your Knee Off Our Necks march in Washington DC". the Guardian. August 28, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2021. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Chelsea Janes (2020-09-02). "Biden campaign deploys Harris as ambassador to Black activists". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409. Archived from the original on 2020-09-02. Retrieved 2020-09-02.

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