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The Rev. Al Sharpton, during his eulogy for George Floyd on Thursday afternoon, called for a march on Washington on Aug. 28, the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s original march on Washington during the Civil Rights Movement.

"We're going back to Washington," Sharpton told those who had gathered for Floyd's memorial service at North Central University in Minneapolis.

  The Hill

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“George Floyd’s story has been the story of black folks, because ever since 401 years ago, the reason we could never be who we wanted and dreamed to be was because you kept your knee on our neck,” Sharpton said.

He continued: “What happened to Floyd happens every day in this country. … It’s time for us to stand up in George’s name and say ‘get your knee off our necks.’”

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Sharpton’s eulogy was centered around time, with the reverend at the beginning of his speech evoking Ecclesiastes 3, a Bible verse that reads: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

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Sharpton’s eulogy was centered around time, with the reverend at the beginning of his speech evoking Ecclesiastes 3, a Bible verse that reads: “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.”

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The reverend also had a message for Washington lawmakers, warning them that there is no longer time for their excuses and “empty words and empty promises.”

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Sharpton asserted that the fact protests have been held around the world in Floyd’s name signal that, “it’s a different time.”

“America, this is the time of dealing with accountability in the criminal justice system,” Sharpton said.