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‘Our democracy is sacred’: Candlelight vigil on Upper East Side remembers Jan. 6 Capitol attack

By Dean Moses Posted on January 6, 2022
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Elected officials and Upper East Side residents mourned the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol attack on its first anniversary Thursday.

Supporters of former President Trump who attempted to prevent the peaceful transition of presidential power and transform America into an autocracy may have failed to enact their coup, but not before leading to five lives lost during the insurrection.

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‘Our democracy is sacred’: Candlelight vigil on Upper East Side remembers Jan. 6 Capitol attack

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