No justice, no peace

No justice, no peace
Sign at a rally following the 2016 shooting of Philando Castile
Meaningcontested but either:
  • there is no peace because there is no justice
  • there will be no peace until there is justice
  • if there is no justice, there is no peace

"No justice, no peace" is a political slogan which originated during protests against acts of ethnic violence against African Americans. Its precise meaning is contested. The slogan was used as early as 1986, following the killing of Michael Griffith by a mob of youths.