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Vigil planned in Dover to combat racism

Vigil planned in Dover to combat racism
>> IT’S NOT BLACK VERSUS WHITE. IT IS EVERYONE VERSUS RACISM. RAY: THAT IS THE MESSAGE OF ORGANIZERS OF TONIGHT’S VIGIL BEGINNING AT 8:00 AT HENRY LAW PARK IN DOVER, HOPE THAT PEOPLE WILL HEAR. ONE WEEK AGO GEORGE FLOYD WAS , KILLED WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY. ONE MINNEAPOLIS OFFICER HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH MURDER. THREE OTHERS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION. ORGANIZERS SAY THIS IS JUST THE LATEST CASE. >> THE VIGIL LIST HONOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RECENTLY DIED AND -- THE VIGIL IS TO HONOR ALL THE PEOPLE THAT RECENTLY DIED AND JUST BECAUSE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN HAPPENING IN THE COMMUNITY THAT IT’S A PEACEFUL WAY TO BRING EVERYBODY TOGETHER. RAY PALMIRA WILSON, WHO WILL BE : A SENIOR AT DOVER HIGH NEXT YEAR, AND HER FRIENDS ORGANIZED THE VIGIL. THEIR MESSAGE IS THAT WE ARE ALL ONE, AND SHE IS HOPING PEOPLE OF ALL RACES SHOW U >> LIKE, WHITE PEOPLE COME IN AND SUPPORT US AND JUST BE THERE WITH US THAT’S THE MAIN POINT HERE. >> WE ARE ALL ONE HUMAN RACE. AS JOHN KENNEDY SAID, INHABIT THE SAME SMALL EARTH, BREATHE THE SAME AIR, BLEED THE SAME BLOOD. RAY: ROGERS JOHNSON WILL BE THE FEATURED SPEAKER AT TONIGHT’S VIGIL. HE SAYS THAT HIS MAIN POINT WILL BE THE NEED TO ACCEPT ONE ANOTHER. >> IF I ACCEPT YOU FOR WHO YOU ARE, IF I EXCEPT EVERYONE FOR WHO THEY ARE, THEN IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO HATE SOMEONE. RAY MANNY JOHNSON SAYS HE HAS -- RAY: JOHNSON SAYS HE HAS WATCHED WITH SADNESS THE RIOTS GOING ON ACROSS THE COUNTRY, AND SAYS THAT IT IS DIVERTING PEOPLE FROM THE REAL ISSUE, WHAT HAPPENED TO GEORGE FLOYD. ABOUT 600 TO 800 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND TONIGHT’S VIGIL, AND WILSON SAYS WHY SHE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF VIOLENCE, SHE HOPES HER COMMUNITY IS SMART
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Vigil planned in Dover to combat racism
A vigil is planned Monday night in Dover after days of demonstrations in New Hampshire and across the country over the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.

A vigil is planned Monday night in Dover after days of demonstrations in New Hampshire and across the country over the killing of George Floyd while in police custody.

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