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Thousands of U.S. workers walk off the job in ‘Strike for Black Lives’

By Associated Press

July 20, 2020

America in Turmoil

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Quayneshia Smith, with Dream Defenders, holds a sign that says "We Demand $15 And A Union," in Spanish as she protests outside a McDonald's restaurant, Monday, July 20, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the job Monday morning in more than two dozen U.S. cities, to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Workers protest outside Hartford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Detroit, Monday, July 20. The national workers strike, dubbed the "Strike for Black Lives," saw people walk off the job Monday in U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Protesters take a knee during a rally outside Hartford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Detroit, Monday, July 20. The national workers strike, dubbed the "Strike for Black Lives," saw people walk off the job Monday in U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Jewell Jones joins protesters outside Hartford Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Detroit, Monday, July 20. The national workers strike, dubbed the "Strike for Black Lives," saw people walk off the job Monday in U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Demonstrators march in Philadelphia, Monday, July 20, during a rally for racial justice.
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Demonstrators march in Philadelphia, Monday, July 20, during a rally for racial justice.
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Demonstrators march in Philadelphia, Monday, July 20, during a rally for racial justice.
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Protesters march outside a fast food restaurant Monday, July 20, in St. Louis. Protesters chanted and made speeches while others used their cars to block the drive-thru effectively shutting down the restaurant for about 40 minutes to advocate for a higher wage and protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Strike for justice protesters are seen Monday, July 20, in Milwaukee.
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A protester holds a banner during a demonstration for justice in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Monday, July 20.
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Protesters gather for a rally outside the Federal Reserve in the Financial District, Monday, July 20, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Thousands across the country planned to walked off the job to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Protesters gather for a rally outside the Federal Reserve in the Financial District, Monday, July 20, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Thousands across the country planned to walked off the job to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Protesters gather for a rally outside the Federal Reserve in the Financial District, Monday, July 20, in the Manhattan borough of New York. Thousands across the country planned to walked off the job to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Protesters rally outside a McDonald's in Detroit, Monday, July 20. The national workers strike saw people walk off the job Monday in U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Protesters march outside a McDonald's in Detroit, Monday, July 20. The national workers strike , dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” saw people walk off the job Monday in U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality.
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Nursing assistants, dietary workers and housekeepers and janitors went on strike outside Cerenity HumboltCare Center in St Paul, Monday, July 20, calling for fair pay, paid sick time and safer working conditions. July 20 is National Strike for Black Lives, a day calling for a day of action to emphasize good jobs and racial justice in over 25 cities across the U.S.
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Protesters tends sit outside the Statehouse, Monday, July 20, in Boston, on a day when thousands across the country planned to walked off the job to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The Rev. Rahsaan Hall, of the St. Paul AME Church in Cambridge, Mass., wears a mask bearing the message, "Register & Vote" outside the Statehouse, Monday, July 20, in Boston, on a day when thousands across the country planned to walked off the job to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.

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