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Taking a Stand in Baton Rouge is a photograph taken by photographer Jonathan Bachman. The image depicts a young protestor named Ieshia Evans who was arrested by heavily armed police while participating in a Black Lives Matter protest in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 2016. The protest began in the aftermath of the shooting by police of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile.
Source: Jonathan Bachman/World Press Photo/Reuters
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