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British orchestra premieres music inspired by BLM protest hero

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The actions of a Black British activist who carried an injured counter-protester to safety during clashes in London has inspired an orchestra to create a new musical piece based on his heroism. Patrick Hutchinson became an "accidental hero" when a Reuters photographer caught the moment he lifted an injured counter-protester onto his shoulder as Black Lives Matter protesters and counter-protesters clashed near Waterloo station in June.
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