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Students stand against police brutality at FAMU March for Justice

Florida A&M University's Football team led the peaceful demonstration Saturday
Posted at 12:08 AM, Aug 31, 2020
and last updated 2020-08-31 00:08:10-04

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — This demonstration started at Tallahassee's Black Lives Matter mural on Gaines Street.
From there, they marched downtown bringing out students from Florida State University and TCC.
People chanted "We Have No Choice," promoting peaceful action against racial injustice.
Demonstrators say with Florida A&M University's rich history of student protests, they knew they could not sit on the sidelines.

"We've been protesting since forever, 1960 FAMU students were out here protesting​ and we're here again. We're not going to stop protesting until we get what we need which is equality," said FAMU student Nyla Sams.

Organizers also emphasizing the power behind the ballots...with voter registration on site.