Clarinetist Anthony McGill Kneels, Pleads And Plays For Justice

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Anthony McGill, holder of a principal chair at the New York Philharmonic — the first African American to do so — played a rendition of 'America the Beautiful' and ended on his knees, protesting how 'people aren't allowed to protest.' Listen here.

This conversation, which was candid and not without its emotional moments, has been edited for clarity and length.

Yeah, that's powerful. I don't think Martin Luther King was excusing anything because his concept is nonviolence. This is what I believe in, too. But we always look at the perpetrator — we never look at the problem. And what he's talking about, is getting to the heart of the problem. Don't answer this if you don't want to, but have you ever had an uncomfortable confrontation with the police?

Does any part of you feel hopeful at the moment? It seems like we keep going through this again and again.

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