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Funeral for Eric Garner Death in Police Custody
Large crowd at Bethel Baptist Church in Brooklyn honors Eric Garner who died on Staten Island after an apparent chokehold. Rev. Al Sharpton urged a civil rights probe and justice while praising videographer Ramsey Orta and recalling Diallo and Bell cases.
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New York
Eric Garner
Brooklyn
Bethel Baptist Church
Garner
Staten Island
al Sharpton
U.S. Attorney’s Office
Ramsey Orta
Lectern
Sharpton
Amadou Diallo
Sean Bell
Diallo
Emerald Garner
Brooklyn Borough