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Elmo asked his dad: ‘Daddy, Elmo doesn’t understand, what is happening? Why are all these people together?’
‘They are gathered together to protest,’ he answered. ‘A protest is when people come together to show they are upset and disagree about something. ‘They want to make others aware of the problem, so protesting, people are able to share their feelings and work together to make things better.’ Elmo went on to ask: ‘They look sad, are they upset?’
‘Yes and they have every right to be Elmo,’ he explained. ‘They are upset because racism is a huge problem in our country. ‘Racism is when people treat other people unfairly because of the way they look or the color of their skin.