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    A line of thousands snakes along 59th Street and Hoyne Avenue, with many people arriving long before the giveaway's official 4 p.m. start time.
    Photo: Max Herman
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    Kids check out their new shoes outside Evening Star Baptist Church.
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    Rapper Towkio signs some footwear.
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    Vic Mensa greets some of the first kids to arrive.
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    SaveMoneySaveLife volunteer Dionte Lawrence checks out Deandre Brown’s pair of Stephen Curry sneakers.
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    Families take a break after receiving their shoes.
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    Community activist Ameena Matthews brings shoes to people who couldn’t get into the event.
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    Cousins Jada Lampley, Jaquari Bradley, Juwon King, and Elynn Johnson each walk away with a pair of shoes.
    Photo: Max Herman
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    There were four delivery trucks loaded with footwear — this one was specifically dedicated to “high school” sizes 9-13.
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    Actor Julian Williams, volunteering with SaveMoneySaveLife, tells people to move back as the crowd grows.
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    Fred Hampton Jr., Vic Mensa, and other volunteers distribute shoeboxes.
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    Security from the Nation of Islam lines up as the giveaway winds down.
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    At around 5:30 p.m., Chicago police officers prevent people from entering the giveaway area.
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    Members of the Nation of Islam prepare to help with closing the event.
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    Some of the final shoe recipients leave the Evening Star Baptist Church lot.
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    People gather to see Vic Mensa as he speaks with the media.
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    Community activist Ameena Matthews continues to help bring shoes to people after the trucks were shut.
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    Vic Mensa poses for final photos.
    Photo: Max Herman
Scenes from Vic Mensa's "Anti-Bait Truck" Shoe Giveaway

When Norfolk Southern Railroad police, working with the Chicago Police Department, parked a truck full of sneakers on a West Englewood block to lure thieves earlier this month, the community loudly criticized the stunt. So on Sunday, rapper Vic Mensa brought his own fleet of “anti-bait” trucks to the neighborhood, doling out more than 6,000 free pairs of shoes and drawing 30,000 people. Here, our shots from the giveaway.

Photos by Max Herman
August 27, 2018, 12:08 pm
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