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Protest at the Governor's Mansion, June 6, 2020

The Black Lives Matter Mississippi Protest at the Governor's Mansion on June 6, 2020, included roughly 4,000 Mississippians marching against racial injustice and police brutality in the United States.

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Four of the protest's primary organizers, in order: Calvert White, Taylor Turnage, Maisie Brown and …

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Protesters filled the streets of downtown Jackson in a rally that was both peaceful and …

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A protester at the June 6 rally, holds a sign emblazoned with the names of …

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Representatives from the Southern Region Mississippi New Black Panther Party joined the protest on Saturday. …

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Calvert White, exhausted after co-organizing the most heavily attended protest in Mississippi since 1964, raises …

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Taylor Turnage, President of the Mississippi Youth and College NAACP, speaks to a crowd she …

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Protest attendees raise their hands, lowering fingers whenever speaker Calvert White lists a privilege they …

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Calvert White, vice president of the Alcorn State NAACP, speaks passionately of the black experience …

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Col. Jennifer Riley Collins, who ran for Attorney General in last year's elections, says the …

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Maisie Brown, youth program director at the Institute for Democratic Education in America, holds up …

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Maisie Brown and Calvert White lead a march of thousands of Mississippians along the streets …

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A young protester raises her fist in front of the Bancorp South Building. Protest at …

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A child with a sign saying “My Life Matters” marches with hands held. Protest at …

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Protesters march to the beat down South Congress Street. Protest at the Governor's Mansion, Saturday, …

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Protesters face the Governor’s Mansion with raised hands. Protest at the Governor's Mansion, Saturday, June …

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Signs saying “Silence is betrayal! Latinx for Black Lives” and “Stand up for black people …

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Protester’s hold signs about lives lost to violence. Protest at the Governor's Mansion, Saturday, June …

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View of the crowd from St. Andrew’s Episcopal Cathedral. Protest at the Governor's Mansion, Saturday, …

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