Iran Press/America: In North Carolina, a long line of people, some chanting “No justice, no peace”, waited outside a church for a memorial service for Floyd.
In Washington, predicted to be the scene of the biggest protests, thousands gathered at numerous rallies, from the Lincoln Memorial to Freedom Plaza, to Capitol Hill. The atmosphere was peaceful and full of chanting and shouting, though there was a heavy security presence, including members of the national guard.
Thousands gathered at different spots around Washington in the early afternoon and started to converge into one large demonstration. Hundreds of protestors kneeled for nine minutes outside a Senate office building, in homage to Floyd.
In Chicago, a large number of people turned out for the -March for Justice- protest.
In New York City, multiple protests emerged in the late morning, as they have every day for more than a week. A group of teachers marched in downtown Manhattan holding up a banner that read “Black Students Matter” and signs demanding an end to the school-to-prison pipeline.
In Philadelphia, thousands gathered at the Philadelphia Art Museum for a demonstration. Protestors shouted “No justice, no peace! No racist police!” Huge crowds were also seen in Chicago and San Francisco early in the afternoon.
The governor of North Carolina, where Floyd was born, ordered flags to be raised at half-staff on Saturday in Floyd’s honor.
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