Perched on a ladder, Ulysses “Bones” Edwards reached for another can of spray paint, adding a few deft strokes to the mural of Andrew Brown Jr that was slowly starting to take shape on the side of the house where Brown lived in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a stone’s throw from where he was killed by law enforcement last week. A crowd of marchers passed Edwards as he worked on Thursday. Dozens also gathered over the weekend, ahead of Brown’s.
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A protester faces police in riot gear as they force people off a street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on 28 April 2021. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
A protester faces police in riot gear as they force people off a street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on 28 April 2021. Photograph: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Perched on a ladder, Ulysses âBonesâ Edwards reached for another can of spray paint, adding a few deft strokes to the mural of Andrew Brown Jr that was slowly starting to take shape on the side of the house where Brown lived in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, a stoneâs throw from where he was killed by law enforcement last week.