Philando Castille funeral service held
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A four year old girl and her mother who witnessed the horrific death of Philando Castille said their final goodbyes at is funeral service today. As the pall bearers hoisted the white casket in the air with one hand, their remaining fists were raised in solidarity. The raised fist since the 1960s has been a symbol for needed justice, a form of peaceful protest. At the funeral of a man killed by police, it was a visual African Americans declaring #blacklivesmatter don't want to get used to. Castille was shot during a traffic stop as he reached for his wallet, spurring national protest. Held at the St. Paul Cathedral, nearly 3000 paid their respect as Castille's body was taken away like a king in a horse drawn carriage.
A four year old girl and her mother who witnessed the horrific death of Philando Castille said their final goodbyes at is funeral service today. As the pall bearers hoisted the white casket in the air with one hand, their remaining fists were raised in solidarity. The raised fist since the 1960s has been a symbol for needed justice, a form of peaceful protest. At the funeral of a man killed by police, it was a visual African Americans declaring #blacklivesmatter don't want to get used to. Castille was shot during a traffic stop as he reached for his wallet, spurring national protest. Held at the St. Paul Cathedral, nearly 3000 paid their respect as Castille's body was taken away like a king in a horse drawn carriage.
