One of the highlights of Tuesday's rally was the appearance of Deborah Watts, a cousin of Emmett Till.

Till's brutal 1955 murder served as a catalyst to the start of the modern civil rights movement.

"Don't ever forget, it is better to build bridges from the past to the present to the future forever," Watts said. "Young people, keep the faith."

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