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Unity through protest
'Silent No More' marchers ask for justice
JUSTICE MARCH Web
Between 200 and 300 people gathered at the Bulloch County Courthouse for Saturday's "Silent No More" protest and march for social justice.
In the wake of tragic shootings last week in Texas, Louisiana and Minnesota, hundreds of people didn't let oppressive heat and humidity on Saturday deter them from coming together in downtown Statesboro to peacefully march and pray for healing, unity and justice for all. Beginning at the Agape Worship Center on West Grady Street, the large group chanted, held signs and walked to the Bulloch County Courthouse, marching around the courthouse six times. At that point, Francys Johnson, one of the local organizers of the event and president of the Georgia NAACP, halted the marchers and said: "We've walked around the courthouse six times.
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