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In photos: Sunday’s Black Lives Matter March

By Bristol24/7  Sunday Jun 7, 2020

A roundup of some of the day’s best photos:

Street art in Stokes Croft. Photo: Martin Booth

A banner on College Green. Photo: Martin Booth

People make their way to College Green. Photo: Ellie Pipe

The audience cheer speakers. Photo: Martin Booth      

 

The crowd at College Green. Photo: Ellie Pipe

Black Lives Matter signs above the Tesco on College Green. Photo: Phil Riley

Crowds listen to the speakers. Photo: Phil Riley

Speakers continue to tell the crowd about their own experiences of systematic racism. Photo: Martin Booth

Former city poet Miles Chambers takes the microphone. Photo: Martin Booth

Jade Royal promises to take 20 young people to Africa from the donations raised by today’s protest. Photo: Martin Booth

College Green falls silent for eight minutes in memory of those who have lost their lives. Photo: Martin Booth

Protester take the knee. Photo: Ellie Pipe

 

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Volunteers hand out PPE. Photo: Phil Riley

 

The march begins. Photo: Ellie Pipe

Colston Hall gets covered up, with people cheering as they walk past. Photo: Ellie Pipe

Police watch protesters. Photo: Phil Riley

The march heads towards Castle Park. Photo: Phil Riley

Protesters arrive at Castle Park. Photo: Phil Riley

The Colston statue is pulled down, and speeches commence. Photo: Martin Booth

Crowds watch speeches on what was the Colston statue. Photo: Phil Riley

Speakers stand where Colston’s statue once was. Photo: Phil Riley

The crowd split into two main groups, those at the Colston statue site and Castle Park. Photo: Ellie Pipe

Black Lives Matter. Photo: Phil Riley.

Crowds in Castle Park. Photo: Ellie Pipe

Protesters knelt on the neck of the toppled statue of Colston for a symbolic eight minutes. Photo: Martin Booth

Main photo: Ellie Pipe

Read more: Nine-year-old schoolgirl writes poem calling for racial equality

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