Sustaining the BLM Movement in Small Town Beaufort, NC

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English - July 21, 2020 21:00 - 7 minutes - 5.09 MB
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Sheresa Elliot, 31, of Beaufort, NC speaks about how continuing to organize for Black Lives Matter in a small, southern town looks and feels now. Elliot had never worked on social justice issues before she organized nearly 500 people for Black Lives Matter protests within her town of about 4,000 last month. Elliot now is facilitating virtual town hall discussions with the Beaufort Police Department.

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