Thousands gather at March on Washington commemorations

George Floyd’s family rally at Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington (Jose Luis Magana/AP)

Capping a week of protests and outrage over the police shooting of a black man in Wisconsin, civil rights advocates have denounced police and vigilante violence at a commemoration of the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Thousands gathered near the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where the Rev Martin Luther King, Jr delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” address, a vision of racial equality that remains elusive for millions of Americans.