From Washington, D.C. to Buffalo, Americans all over the country commemorated the anniversary of the March on Washington with renewed calls for justice.

If you were in the North Buffalo area Friday, you could probably hear 'Black Lives Matter' and 'You can't stop us' chants.

Dozens took to the streets on the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington and Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

"His vision is very important and that vision is that unarmed truth and unconditional love are what we need," said Vicki Ross, the executive director of the WNY Peace Center.

Down in Washington, D.C., people gathered at the Lincoln Memorial calling for an end to racial injustice and police brutality. The WNY Liberation Collective and the WNY Peace Center decided to do the same in the Queen City.

Evan Roorand of Buffalo said, "You get your mind open to how much this stuff is happening in Buffalo, people dying at the holding center, people getting arrested for stupid stuff, and it kind of fits the overall narrative that there needs to be a very big systematic change to the way police are structured right now and the way they're handling situations." 

Demonstrators made it clear they don't want violence or to destroy anything. They want African Americans to feel like their lives are valued. 

Ross said, "The craziness that's going on in this country in terms of lawlessness cannot stand. The racial injustice, the license to kill, the killing with impunity, that cannot stand.”

The march happened just days after a police officer shot a 29-year-old Black man several times in the back while trying to arrest him in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The incident sparked demonstrations across the country. In Buffalo, some appreciate the recent reform measures the city has put in place but say there is still a way to go.

Roorand, who attended the march, said, “This moment in time, it’s not going to stop until things change, you can see that in every city in America including Buffalo.”