A 17-year-old girl adopted from Ethiopia leads a racial justice march in her small, conservative town, igniting a fierce | dG1fNnViZzJBSWpTcE0
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00:00What I saw in our town was not evil. It was ignorance.
00:07This issue within Linden has been going on for so long.
00:14It's clear that racism is alive here in Linden.
00:20Linden is a very nice community. People are very responsible.
00:28They keep their homes nice, they mow their lawns, they've got tulips in their garden, and that's how it is.
00:34We live in an era of social tension that is very present in Linden.
00:41Somebody told us, people in Linden are friendly, but they're not looking for friends.
00:49I don't think I knew that I stood out until I got older,
00:53because growing up in a white family, in a white community, you start to believe that you're white.
00:58Black lives matter! Black lives matter! USA! USA!
01:02I so wanted to fit in with my white friends in this white town!
01:09This year has been different than all the other years living in a smaller town.
01:15We notice just how uniquely conservative this town is.
01:21Thank you for your service. I'm not military.
01:24To have these kids that have been brainwashed to think that people in Linden are racist, it's crazy.
01:31Say his name! Peter Wright! Say his name!
01:34Right now, we are facing a pandemic of racism in America, and we need to fix it.
01:40The struggle for freedom and our rights is enduring. It never ends.
01:51For more information, visit www.fema.gov