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Everyone Versus Racism [electronic resource] : A Letter to My Children

Hutchinson, Patrick2020

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‘I just want equality, equality for all of us. At the moment, the scales are unfairly balanced and I just want things to be fair for my children, my grandchildren and future generations.’On 13 June 2020, Patrick Hutchinson, a black man, was photographed carrying a white injured man to safety during a confrontation in London between Black Lives Matter demonstrators and counter-protestors.The image went viral and quickly travelled around the world with Patrick being widely praised for his actions. In the press interviews that followed Patrick revealed a simple philosophy for his own personal beliefs on racism and why he had responded in the way he had.‘It’s not black versus white, it’s everyone versus the racists,’ he said.A message he wanted his own children and grandchildren to take forward and share.