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Live: Protest in Cedar Rapids on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Protesters march for a second weekend in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, this time starting in Bever Park at 5 p.m.
Last weekend, thousands marched through downtown Cedar Rapids to protest racism and rally for police reform following the death of George Floyd, a black man killed in police custody on Memorial Day in Minneapolis.
This Saturday's event begins at 5 p.m. in Bever Park, 2700 Bever Ave. SE, with speakers, and the march will begin at 6 p.m. The march will route back to the park for an open mic at 7 p.m. and end at 8 p.m.
Follow live coverage below from Gazette reporters and photographers covering the march.
For more details on Saturday's march, visit the event Facebook page.
Protesters march down Third Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 6, 2020. Thousands gathered for the event, which began at Greene Square before a march through downtown Cedar Rapids, to protest racism, police brutality and the death of Minneapolis man George Floyd. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)
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