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March for Marvin Booker, Who Died in Police Custody

July 9, 2011 16:00PM

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The family of the late Marvin Booker.
The march for Marvin Booker, who died one year ago today while in police custody at the Van Cise-Simonet Detention Center, went through downtown Denver on Saturday, July 9, 2011. Photos by Brandon Marshall.
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