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| Baton Rouge killing: Black Lives Matter protest photo hailed as 'legendary' | |
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| Protests have continued in the United States, after violent incidents involving African American people and the police last week. | |
| On Sunday, dozens of protesters were arrested in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where a black man was killed by police last Tuesday. | |
| In an atmosphere of heightened racial tension, and amid growing debate over the seeming militarisation of American police, one photo has stood out. | |
| It was taken by Jonathan Bachman, a New Orleans-based photographer who has been working for Reuters in the past few days. | It was taken by Jonathan Bachman, a New Orleans-based photographer who has been working for Reuters in the past few days. |
| The image shows a young woman in a dress standing calmly in front of two police officers wearing layers of armour, and appearing to approach her in a hurry. | The image shows a young woman in a dress standing calmly in front of two police officers wearing layers of armour, and appearing to approach her in a hurry. |
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| Among the most prominent people to share the image on Facebook was Shaun King, a senior justice reporter with the New York Daily News newspaper with more than 560,000 followers. | Among the most prominent people to share the image on Facebook was Shaun King, a senior justice reporter with the New York Daily News newspaper with more than 560,000 followers. |
| One comment beneath his post, liked more than 3,300 times, called it a "legendary picture" that "will be in history and art books from this time". | One comment beneath his post, liked more than 3,300 times, called it a "legendary picture" that "will be in history and art books from this time". |
| The photograph was taken outside the Baton Rouge police headquarters, where most of Saturday's protest was focused. | The photograph was taken outside the Baton Rouge police headquarters, where most of Saturday's protest was focused. |
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| The demonstration, organised by the civil rights group Black Lives Matter, took place days after police killed Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge. A video showed two white police officers holding him down and shooting him. Police said they had received a report an armed man was making threats. | |
| Reuters said the woman in the photo, which was taken on Saturday, was later detained, but little more is known about her and she has not yet been named. | Reuters said the woman in the photo, which was taken on Saturday, was later detained, but little more is known about her and she has not yet been named. |
| Other notable figures online to share the image include Calestous Juma, a Kenyan-born professor at the John F Kennedy School of Government, who was once named among the 100 most influential Africans. | Other notable figures online to share the image include Calestous Juma, a Kenyan-born professor at the John F Kennedy School of Government, who was once named among the 100 most influential Africans. |
| British-Indian novelist Hari Kunzru praised the "grace under pressure" shown by the woman in the photo. | British-Indian novelist Hari Kunzru praised the "grace under pressure" shown by the woman in the photo. |
| Another angle of the incident was captured by Associated Press photographer Max Becherer. | Another angle of the incident was captured by Associated Press photographer Max Becherer. |
| AP reported that the woman in the photograph was grabbed by officers after refusing to move off the public highway. | AP reported that the woman in the photograph was grabbed by officers after refusing to move off the public highway. |
| The protests were not entirely peaceful - Louisiana's The Advocate newspaper said 102 people were arrested, with eight guns seized. One police officer lost several teeth after being hit by a projectile, it said. | The protests were not entirely peaceful - Louisiana's The Advocate newspaper said 102 people were arrested, with eight guns seized. One police officer lost several teeth after being hit by a projectile, it said. |
| Mr Bachman was unavailable for comment - but many more of his photographs from Baton Rouge on Saturday have been used worldwide. | Mr Bachman was unavailable for comment - but many more of his photographs from Baton Rouge on Saturday have been used worldwide. |
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