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We kneel: Footballers to COVID warriors, 10 iconic photos of people kneeling in solidarity to George Floyd protests

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A NASCAR official kneels during the national anthem before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Hampton. NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. (Photo | AP)
A NASCAR official kneels during the national anthem before a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Atlanta Motor Speedway on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Hampton. NASCAR paused before Sunday’s Cup race at Atlanta Motor Speedway to acknowledge the country’s social unrest. (Photo | AP)
A protester kneels before Hampton police officers at Peninsula Town Center in Hampton, Virginia. (Photo | AP)
Atlanta Police perosnnel and protesters fist bump while an Atlanta Police bicycle unit blocking Marietta Street at Centennial Olympic Park Drive kneels down with protesters in a symbolic gesture of solidarity outside the CNN Center at Olympic Park, Wednesday, June 3, 2020. (Photo | AP)
A National Guard soldier gets a kiss from a protester's dog at the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minneapolis. (Photo | AP)
Medical professionals kneel during a moment of silence for those deceased due to confrontations with police during a rally at Union Square, Friday, June 5, 2020, in New York. (Photo | AP)
Demonstrators kneel in Trafalgar Square in London, Friday, June 5, 2020, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd by police officers in Minneapolis, USA. (Photo | AP)
German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund's players showed their support of the 'Black Lives Matter' movement by taking a kneel during a training session on June 4, Thursday. The former champions posted a photo on Twitter where its 28 players kneeling in the shape of a heart on the field. (Photo | AP)
Members of the Austin Police Department kneel in front of demonstrators who gathered in Austin, Texas, Saturday, June 6, 2020. (Photo | AP)
Members of the Saskatoon police kneel with people for a photograph after people gathered for a rally in solidarity with the George Floyd protests across the United States, in Saskatoon Saskatchewan, Canada. (Photo | AP)
Demonstrators kneel at the Roemerberg square in Frankfurt, Germany, Friday, June 5, 2020, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd. (Photo | AP)
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