Emma González reads the names of her fellow Parkland students who were killed, then stands in silence. When she finally spoke again, she revealed that it had been exactly six minutes and 20 seconds since she had started her speech. Astrid Riecken for HuffPost Thousands of people gathered in Washington, D.C., as Emma González addressed the crowd and honored shooting victims with six minutes of silence. “Since the time that I came out here, it has been six minutes and 20 seconds,” González said before leaving the stage. So, that’s what we’re gonna do.” CORRECTION: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated that González was silent for six minutes and 20 seconds.

Source: Huffington Post March 24, 2018 19:30 UTC