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New York, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Protests sparked by the alleged police killing of African-American man George Floyd appeared to have turned into a nationwide movement on Saturday as cities and towns across the United States saw an unprecedented outpouring of demonstrators demanding an end to racism.Thousands of supporters of the “Black Lives Matter” movement, denouncing the alleged systemic racism in the US law enforcement, filled the streets of the big US cities of New York, Seattle, Washington, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Miami, and other smaller towns of Vidor in Texas, Havre in Montana, and Marion in Ohio.In New York, loud slogans like “Whose streets? Our streets” rented the air for hours as crowds streamed into Grand Army Plaza in Brooklyn, gathered near Central Park in Manhattan and Washington Square Park amid a downpour. (Camera: ALBA VIGARAY). SHOT LIST: BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS IN NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, US.
Washington, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Chanting "Black Lives Matter," thousands of people took to the streets of the US capital on Saturday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman.Demonstrators gathered at several different points in Washington, including Capitol Hill and the Lincoln Memorial, before setting out on marches that converged near the vastly expanded security perimeter around the White House.The throng remained there for hours, singing and chanting the names of victims to demand structural change to end police violence against African Americans, who are three times more likely than whites to die at the hands of cops, according to the website Mapping Police Violence. (Camera: CARLOS VILAS). SHOT LIST: PEOPLE PROTEST THE POLICE KILLING OF GEORGE FLOYD IN WASHINGTON, DC, US, ON SATURDAY, 6 JUNE 2020.
Chicago, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Chanting "Black Lives Matter," thousands of people took to the streets of the Chicago on Saturday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. People have gathered to support the Black Lives Matter movement in Australia, South Korea, Japan, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Tunisia and Spain to demonstrate in the wake of the death of Floyd in police custody the United States. (Camera: TANNEN MAURY). SHOT LIST: AERIAL FOOTAGE TAKEN WITH A DRONE SHOWS BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS IN CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, US.
Miami, Jun 6 (EFE/EPA).- Chanting "Black Lives Matter," thousands of people took to the streets of the Miami on Saturday to protest the May 25 killing in Minneapolis of African American George Floyd by a white policeman. (Camera: CRISTOBAL HERRERA). SHOT LIST: BLACK LIVES MATTER PROTESTS IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, US.
Washington DC, Jun 2 (EFE/EPA).- Thousands of people protesting police violence against African Americans remained on the streets of the US capital Tuesday minutes ahead of the 7.00 pm curfew announced by the municipal government.The crowds appeared to be significantly larger than on Monday, when federal law enforcement personnel resorted to tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and flash-bang grenades to clear peaceful protesters from Lafayette Square, next to the White House, so President Donald Trump could walk to a nearby church to be photographed holding the Bible.The demonstrators who came out Tuesday marched toward the White House, but found Lafayette Park surrounded by a fence 2.5m (8ft) high. (Camera: EDWIN RAMIREZ). SHOT LIST: PROTESTERS GATHER NEAR THE WHITE HOUSE IN WASHINGTON, DC, US, TO DENOUNCE POLICE VIOLENCE AGAINST AFRICAN AMERICANS.
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