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July 13th

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  1. 2013
    The Rise

    Black Lives Matter named

    Hours after the Florida jury acquits George Zimmerman, Alicia Garza writes A Love Letter to Black People on Facebook, ending with the line Black Lives Matter. Patrisse Cullors turns it into a hashtag; Opal Tometi builds the online infrastructure. Within a year the three have registered the name and the network.

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