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April 2025 was one of the deadliest months on record for Memphis children.
Students at Crosstown High School walked out of school in March 2023 and held a rally to protest lax gun laws in the wake of the shooting at The Covenant School in Nashville. (Photo: Andrea Morales | MLK50)
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