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In Memphis, tributes to Tyre Nichols – and a vow to fight for justice

In Memphis, tributes to Tyre Nichols – and a vow to fight for justice

Hundreds braved the cold in Tennessee to grieve the 29-year-old Black motorist who died after being beaten by five officersTyre Nichols’ body lay in a dark brown casket on a frigid Wednesday afternoon at the Boulevard Christian Church, just 19 miles north-west of his memorial site, where a large white cross stood surrounded by stuffed animals, balloons and, notably, a skateboard.The church’s celebration choir sang as hundreds of people, from family, residents, civil rights activists and vice-president Kamala Harris filled the auburn pews on both levels of the church sanctuary in Memphis, a predominantly-Black city overseen by a white mayor and a Black police chief. Nichols had lived here as a skateboard-loving Fedex worker before he died after a beating by Memphis police in January.

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