People attend a rally at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall during protests over the death of George Floyd on June 7, 2020 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by AFP)
Demonstrations were planned across the United States on Sunday (June 7) to demand racial justice after George Floyds death in Minneapolis police custody, with weekend rallies spreading to smaller communities including an east Texas town once a haven for the Ku Klux Klan.
The US marches also inspired anti-racism protests around the globe, as demonstrators from Brisbane and Sydney in Australia to London, Paris and other European cities embraced the Black Lives Matter message.
A common message of the day was a determination to transform outrage generated by Floyds death last month into a broader movement seeking far-reaching reforms to the US criminal justice system and its treatment of minorities.
The gatherings in Washington and dozens of other US cities and towns urban and rural alike were also notable for a generally lower level of tension and discord than was seen during much of the preceding week.
National Guard troops were activated in several states, and police resorted to heavy-handed tactics in some cities as they sought to enforce curfews imposed to quell civil disturbances, which in turn galvanized demonstrators even further.
(Source: Reuters)
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