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Justice for All - Thousands of demonstrators gathered today for a "Justice for All" march in Washington, D.C., to protest decisions in Ferguson, Mo., and Staten Island, New York, not to indict police officers involved in the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner.  (Photo: Staten Island Advance/Mira Wassef/Landov)

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The Long Journey - Organizers said buses would be arriving from New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Florida and elsewhere.  (Photo: REUTERS/Eduardo Muno)

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Breaking Barriers - The crowd gathered at Freedom Plaza transcended race, age and background.  (Photo : SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)

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March to the Capitol - Lead by Reverend Al Sharpton and the families of slain Black men and children, thousands of people marched for civil rights from downtown Washington to the U.S. Capitol.  (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Sharpton's Speech - In his address to the crowd, Sharpton sends a message to Congress and the country that demonstrators will not stand down until there is systemic change, accountability and justice in cases of police misconduct. Sharpton said the demonstration is happening in Washington "because all over the country we all need to come together and demand this Congress deal with the issues, that we need laws to protect the citizens in these states from these state grand jurors." (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Hands Up, Don't Shoot - Several demonstrators assume the "Hands Up, Don't Shoot" position in homage to the deaths of unarmed Black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Earlier in the month, the St. Louis Rams came on to the field during a game against the New Orleans Saints with their hands up to show solidarity with protesters in nearby Ferguson.   (Photo: Reuters /JAMES LAWLER DUGGAN /LANDOV)

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Praying for Peace - Marchers hold hands during a prayer. (Photo: REUTERS /JIM BOURG /LANDOV)

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Solidarity - Spike Lee marches with citizens from across the country. Days after the video of Eric Garner being choked to death by an NYPD officer hit the internet, the filmmaker intercut the footage with the classic — and eerily similar — scene from his 1989 film Do the Right Thing. (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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A Family Affair - Joining the thousands of protesters were family members of several unarmed Black men and boys killed by police. The list includes Esaw Garner and Gwen Carr, the widow and mother of Eric Garner, 43; Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr., the parents of Michael Brown Jr., 18; Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, the parents of Trayvon Martin, 17, who was shot and killed by former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman in Florida in 2012; John H. Crawford Jr. and Tressa Sherrod, parents of John H. Crawford lll, who was shot to death by police in a Beavercreek, Ohio, Wal-Mart on Aug. 5 after picking up a toy gun in the store’s toy section; Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, 12, who was shot and killed by a police officer in Cleveland on Nov. 22 while carrying a pellet gun; and Kimberly Ballinger, the domestic partner of Akai Gurley, who was acciden...

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Remembering Tamir - Samaria Rice, the mother of Tamir Rice, the 12-year old boy who was fatally shot by police officer in Cleveland, clutches fliers bearing her late son's picture. (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Michael's Mom - Lesley McSpadden, mother of police shooting victim Michael Brown helps lead the "Justice For All" rally and march against police brutality. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Mothers United - Sybrina Fulton, the mother of shooting victim Trayvon Martin, stood with other family members who had lost loved ones to police violence in the national Justice for All march. Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, told the crowd, "We will get justice for our children. Believe that." Mike Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, added, "You're helping our voices be heard!" Esaw Garner thanked protestors for their support, leading the crowd in chants of "I can't breathe."  (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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I Can't Breate - Gwen Carr, Eric Garner’s mother, is wearing a shirt with a graduation picture of her son on the front. (Photo: Staten Island Advance/Vincent Barone/Landov)

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Passing Time - Kadiatou Diallo, mother of Amadou Diallo, holds a 14-year-old copy of Time magazine with an image of her son on the cover while addressing the crowd. (Photo: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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A Badge and a Gun - "We are here today to say stop killing our babies with a badge and a gun." — Michael Eric Dyson (Photo: Reuters /JAMES LAWLER DUGGAN /LANDOV)

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Black Lives Matter - The shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, the choking death of Eric Garner by police officers in New York and the fatal police shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice in Cleveland in recent months have fueled anger among people across the country who see different standards for how people are treated by the police according to their race.  (Photo: Staten Island Advance/Bill Lyons/LANDOV)

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Sign Language - Protesters held signs reading "Black Lives Matter," "Stop Killer Cops" and "Hands Up, Don't Shoot."  (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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"No Justice, No Peace!" - By 11 a.m. Eastern Time, several thousand people were jammed into Freedom Plaza near the White House as the crowd chanted the names of those recently killed by police and "No justice, no peace!" Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Peaceful Protests - Police have been monitoring the crowds of peaceful protesters, numbering upwards of 10,000 people. Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders are calling for legislative action to protect Black men and boys from police brutality. (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Pushing for Action - The march got off to a rocky start when some activists took issue with the tone of the event, which was organized by the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and sponsored by dozens of other organizations from across the country.  (Photo: AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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Organized Chaos - Sponsors for the march include a wide and diverse group of about 50 national organizations, including the National Urban League, the ACLU, the League of United Latin American Citizens, the National LGBTQ Task Force and the United Federation of Teachers. (Photo: REUTERS /JONATHAN ERNST /LANDOV)

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National Day of Resistance - Saturday’s march coincides with the National Day of Resistance organized by a grass roots collective of younger activists engaged following Brown’s death in Ferguson.(Photo: Reuters /JAMES LAWLER DUGGAN /LANDOV)

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"Shut It Down!" - At one point, a group of Ferguson protesters stormed the stage near where they march was planned to begin, with one activist grabbing the mic and yelling “shut it down” before organizers cut her audio.   (Photo: REUTERS /JONATHAN ERNST) /LANDOV

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#ShutItDown - A website for the group organizing the Day of Resistance reads, “What started as an urban revolt of young Black people in Ferguson, MO has grown into a national movement for Black lives. The entire nation is awakening to the reality of our broken criminal justice system.” The statement continues, “We cannot stop or slow down now. This Saturday, we’re taking it to the next level. We’re asking you to join everyone in the streets this weekend and #ShutItDown. It’s our civil disobedience, marching and chanting that got us this far – and we must keep going. When you hit the streets, you’re letting them know: body cameras are not enough. Blue ribbon commissions are not enough. We need broad, decisive action NOW.”  (Photo: Staten Island Advance/Vincent Barone/Landov)

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Common Goals - “We are not here to play big shot. We are here to win,” Sharpton responded as he took the stage minutes later, adding that the Ferguson protesters on the front lines fought hard and deserved respect.  (Photo: Staten Island Advance/Mira Wassef/Landov)