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16 Photos Of White Allies Protesting Alongside Black Lives Matter

This is one way to be an ally.
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In the days since the shooting deaths of Alton Sterling, Philando Castille and the five police officers in Dallas, there’s been a sense that America is a country divided, in the midst of a budding civil war between black and white. 

While there are many white people who oppose the Black Lives Matter protests that have sprung up across the nation over the past week, there are also many who have joined the demonstrations against the treatment and killings of black people across the U.S. 

Below are pictures that offer up a little hope, featuring white protestors standing in solidarity alongside black and brown people against the plague of police brutality in America: 

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Police and protesters stand off in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisana, on July 10.
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Police and protesters stand off in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Alton Sterling is detained by a law enforcement officer in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S., July 10, 2016. REUTERS/Jonathan Bachman
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Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Philando Castile gather in front of the police department in St. Anthony, Minnesota, on July 10.
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Demonstrators protesting the shooting death of Philando Castile march in front of the police department in St. Anthony, Minnesota, on July 10.
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Demonstrators gather at the governor's mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota, on July 7.
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Police and protesters with signs in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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Police arrest protesters after dispersing crowds in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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White protestors show support for the black community in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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Protestors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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More protestors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on July 10.
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Protestors with a sign in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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Protestors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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More protestors demonstrating with large signs in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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Protestors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.
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Police arrest protesters after dispersing crowds in a residential neighborhood in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on July 10.

HuffPost reporter David Lohr contributed to this post.

UPDATE: One of the photos originally included has been removed at request of the subject. It has been replaced with a different photo.

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Before You Go

Peaceful Protests Over Alton Sterling and Philando Castile Shootings
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Activists gather in front of The Metropolitan Museum of Art as they march up 5th avenue in New York City. (credit:Yana Paskova via Getty Images)
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Activists protest in Times Square. (credit:Yana Paskova via Getty Images)
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About two thousand New Yorkers marched in Manhattan bringing traffic to a halt for many hours to remember Delrawn Small, Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, the three men shot dead by police in the last three days. (credit:Pacific Press via Getty Images)
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Activists protest in Times Square in response to the recent fatal shootings of black men by police. (credit:Yana Paskova via Getty Images)
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Protester Kane Hines, 15, marches toward the White House in Washington D.C. (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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On the steps of the U.S. Capitol, Black Lives Matter protesters make their concerns known during a nighttime protest in Washington, D.C. (credit:The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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People hold banners and chant slogans as they march from Union Square Park to Grand Central in New York City. (credit:Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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Colorado High School Democrats of America State Chairman Tay Anderson raises his fist with a crowd of protesters as they stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in Denver, Colorado. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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Protesters chant during a sit-in on Lincoln Avenue in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement in New York City. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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Black Lives Matter activists stand together after a protest outside the Los Angeles Police Department headquarters. (credit:Patrick Fallon / Reuters)
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Protesters stand in solidarity in Denver, Colorado. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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A protester holds a sign in Denver, Colorado. (credit:Michael Reaves via Getty Images)
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Marques Armstrong chants in support of Philando Castile in front of the governor's mansion in St. Paul, Minnesota. (credit:Eric Miller / Reuters)
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