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Mothers who lost kids to violence: "Our children will not die in vain"

Mothers mourn violent deaths
Mothers who lost children to violence speak out 03:03

PHILADELPHIA -- Among the speakers at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night will be mothers who lost their children to violence.

CBS News' DeMarco Morgan talked to the mothers of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Jordan Davis, Blair Holt, Hadiya Pendleton and Trayvon Martin.

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"We are a group of sisters in a sisterhood none of us chose to be in," said Annette Holt, Blair's mom. "All of our children taken one way or the other: stand your ground, police brutality, or murdered in the city of Chicago by another teenager with a gun."

"We have to stand up and give our voice to this," she continued. "Our children will not die in vain."

The women said they understand some people on the right may not be happy to see them on the DNC stage.

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"We are a group of mothers who have all buried our children. Why not look at who we are for just that? We are a group of mothers who really are just out here using our voices to minimize the possibility that someone else would have to join this," said Hadiya's mom, Cleopatra Cowley-Pendleton.

To see what else the mothers had to say, watch the video above.

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