Photos from Saturday's protest in Washington
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Kurt Adkins, event organizer, and Josh Locy embrace in understanding at the protest in front of the Washington County Courthouse Saturday. Locy, a local business owner, was openly carrying weapons at the event.
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Protesters make their way along College Street as they march from the Courthouse on the morning of June 6. Among those leading the march is City of Washington Chief of Police, Bob Wilson.
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Protesters made a peaceful march from the Washington County Courthouse on the morning of June 6. Organizers planned the event in the wake of unrest over the death of George Floyd in police custody.
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Protesters at the corner of Main and Beau Streets on the morning of June 6 pay tribute to the memory of George Floyd by sitting in silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, the length of time Floyd was reportedly forcibly restrained by Minneapolis police.
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Protesters in front of the Washington County Courthouse on the morning of June 6 pay tribute to the memory of George Floyd by sitting in silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, the length of time Floyd was reportedly forcibly restrained by Minneapolis police.
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Local law enforcement watches from a distance as people gather at the corner of Beau and Main streets in Washington on the morning of June 6 for a rally sparked by police aggression.
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Canon-McMillan High School student Brianna King speaks to the crowd of protesters in front of the Washington County Courthouse Saturday, encouraging them to end racial prejudice in their schools.
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Protesters comfort each other at the peaceful event held in front of the Washington County Courthouse Saturday.
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Protesters question the presence of weapons being carried at the event at the Washington County Courthouse Saturday.
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Peaceful protesters march from the Washington County Courthouse along East Beau Street on June 6. City of Washington Chief of Police, Bob Wilson, is among those leading the march.
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Kurt Adkins, one of the event organizers, sits in silence as protesters commemorate the death of George Floyd.
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Ruthie Blackmon closes the event with prayer as the protest in front of the Washington County Courthouse concludes on June 6.
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Protesters stand in peaceful solidarity at the close of the rally in front of the Washington County Courthouse June 6.
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Kurt Adkins, event organizer, and Josh Locy embrace in understanding at the protest in front of the Washington County Courthouse Saturday. Locy, a local business owner, was openly carrying weapons at the event.
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Protest leader Ahmad Morris Walker and Washington police Chief Bob Wilson share a moment of celebration as the marchers return peacefully to the county courthouse June 6.
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Josh Locy, far left, who is openly carrying weapons, joins the march of protesters at the corner of Main and Wheeling streets on the morning of June 6.
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Protesters make their way along College Street as they march from the Courthouse on the morning of June 6. Among those leading the march is City of Washington Chief of Police, Bob Wilson.
- Mark Marietta
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Protesters made a peaceful march from the Washington County Courthouse on the morning of June 6. Organizers planned the event in the wake of unrest over the death of George Floyd in police custody.
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Kurt Adkins, one of the event organizers, sits silently with protesters in front of the Washington County Courthouse as they remember George Floyd on the morning of June 6.
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Protesters at the corner of Main and Beau Streets on the morning of June 6 pay tribute to the memory of George Floyd by sitting in silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, the length of time Floyd was reportedly forcibly restrained by Minneapolis police.
- Mark Marietta
/Mark Marietta/for the Observer-Reporter
Protesters in front of the Washington County Courthouse on the morning of June 6 pay tribute to the memory of George Floyd by sitting in silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds, the length of time Floyd was reportedly forcibly restrained by Minneapolis police.
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A crowd of nearly 400 demonstrators marched through Washington Saturday.
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A police officer monitors the "Black Lives Matter" rally from the roof of the Washington Trust Building.
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Someone left behind at the entrance to Washington County Courthouse a small memorial to victims of racism.
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Those at the “Black Lives Matter” rally in Washington held silent in memory of the late George Floyd.
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A group of protesters at a “Black Lives Matter” rally outside Washington County Courthouse in Washington in June.
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