15 of the most powerful images from the aftermath of last week’s violence in Dallas, Baton Rouge and Falcon Heights
July 11, 2016 at 4:45 p.m. EDT
Here at The Washington Post, Michael E. Miller said of the photo: “What is clear is that the image of the young woman’s arrest has captured a critical moment for the country. Like the Facebook video of Diamond “Lavish” Reynolds calmly talking to the officer who had just fatally shot her fiance, the photo of the arrest in Baton Rouge encapsulates both the anger and the exhaustion of Black Lives Matter activists.” [Read the story: ‘Graceful in the lion’s den’: Photo of young woman’s arrest in Baton Rouge becomes powerful symbol]
The past week was a harrowing one. Emotions ran high for both ordinary citizens and those in uniform. People took to the streets to demonstrate against police violence, and in a darkly ironic twist, police officers were attacked during one of the protests, in Dallas. Here are some more of the powerful images that emerged in the emotional aftermath of the week.
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