Thousands of demonstrators encircled Justice Department headquarters in the nation's capital Friday to demand the government crack down harder on hate crimes.
"We have so many people, we surrounded the Justice Department and two blocks more," the Rev. Al Sharpton told CNN as the orderly crowd marched around the building where newly sworn-in Attorney General Michael Mukasey was working.
"This is a real outcry, a real outrage from people around this country," Sharpton said. 
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CNN's Paul Courson, Terry Frieden and Kelli Arena contributed to this report.
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