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. >> we the jury find george zimmerman not guilty. >> what started in 2013 as a hash tag protesting disregard for black lives catapulted into a global reckoning. >> i definitely felt like the conversation was being forced to shift. we were no longer questioning if racism existed. >> george floyd's brutal death brought people of all races, ages and backgrounds together as never before. >> if it's not george floyd's case, it's that we are living in a different time, under a global pandemic. people are tired. we know that we deserve better. >> at the demonstrations, the vast majority of which were peaceful, many reached out to break down boundaries. >> i know you are out here doing your job. i'm not mad at you. >> my god, he is by himself. >> i want to make this a parade, not a protest. >> we are all here together. >> these moments show the possibility of a new opening of hearts across the country. in washington, d.c., on the evening of june 1 of thst, peac protesters were driven from the white house half an hour before curfew. police blocked off streets. hundreds were on a street in northwest d