May 9, 2020 - Politics & Policy

Americans #RunWithMaud to honor Ahmaud Arbery's birthday

Orion Rummler

In this image, people stand with T-shorts that say "I run with Maud" — Demonstrators protest Arbery's death and mourn at the Glynn County Courthouse on May 8 in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

To honor the birthday of Ahmaud Arbery, a black man fatally shot by a white father and son, "people around the country are dedicating their daily jog or walk to him and posting about it on social media with the hashtags #RunWithMaud and #IRunWithMaud," the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports.

The big picture: The Feb. 23 shooting in coastal Georgia is drawing comparisons to a history in the U.S. of extrajudicial killings of black people by white male vigilantes, including the 1955 murder of Emmett Till.

It frequently happened with law enforcement complicity or feigned ignorance, AP reports.

In this image, a group of people stand in a yard with a sign that reads "Happy 26 birthday" — Demonstrators hold a memorial for Arbery on May 8, near where he was killed in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images

In this image, several people hold signs that read "I run with Ahmaud" — Demonstrators protest Arbery's death and mourn at the Glynn County Courthouse on May 8 in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

In this image, a woman wears a name tag that reads "Hello my name is Ahmaud Arbery" — A woman outside the Glynn County Courthouse on May 8 in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

In this image, a large crowd of people stand outside — Demonstrators protest Arbery's death and mourn at the Glynn County Courthouse on May 8 in Brunswick, Georgia. Photo: Sean Rayford/Getty Images)

What they're saying:

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