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In 1846 the town of Bridgwater in the UK wrote to Bridgewater in the US asking its citizens to fight slavery and so not 'disgrace' their shared name.

Now, 174 years later, the letter was shared on social media - leading people in the two towns to hold weekly protests - at exactly the same time - to call attention to modern day racism.

(Photo: protesters in Bridgewater, Massachusetts, take the knee. Credit: Melvyn Purefied)