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May 30, 2018

Poor People's Campaign: Hundreds Arrested Across U.S. in Nonviolent Protests
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Back in the United States, hundreds of people were arrested in cities
across the country Tuesday in nonviolent protests calling for an end to
economic inequality, militarism and racial injustice, organized by the
new Poor People's Campaign. In Missouri, dozens of people held a sit-in
protest at the state Capitol building, calling for a minimum wage of 15
dollars an hour. In Nashville, Tennessee, 20 people were arrested as
they protested for gun control and against militarism ahead of a visit
by President Trump. In Washington, D.C., dozens of protesters were
arrested as they held a civil disobedience protest outside the office of
Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mc Connell.


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