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Photos: Cedar Rapids activists lead another protest and march in Cedar Rapids
Jun. 13, 2020 9:51 pm, Updated: Jun. 14, 2020 12:53 am
Hundreds of protestors gathered to hear guest speakers at Bever Park before marching around the neighborhood and returning to the park.
Activist Red Bennett of Cedar Rapids puts a fist in the air as protestors lay down around her at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 15th Street East in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protestors laid down for over eight minutes symbolizing the death of George Floyd who was killed as an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department kneeled on his neck. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Christopher D. Strums of Cedar Rapids leads a chant while marching along Bever Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Zayshon Snead, 7, (left) and his brother Isaiah Jr., 11, of Cedar Rapids lead a chant as activist Tyre ‘Ray' Walker holds a megaphone for them while marching on 1st Avenue East in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors march along Bever Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Activist Red Bennett of Cedar Rapids leads a chant of, 'I can't breathe,' while holding her throat and marching along Bever Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A group of boys sell lemonade to protestors for a dollar a cup while marching on 15th Street SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Cedar Rapids city councilman Dale Todd speaks to gathered protestors during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
State Rep. Liz Bennett speaks briefly to a group of protestors gathered in her district at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A woman holds a sign while listening to speakers during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors at the back of the crowd hold signs while listening to speakers during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Activist Tyre ‘Ray' Walker leads chants before speakers begin during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
An area for protestors to register to vote is seen during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Activist and advocate Chuck Crawley speaks to protestors getting them ready to march during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors kneel while listening to a speaker while filling in an outlined chalk mural of the letters ‘B.L.M.' while marching along Bever Avenue SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Isaiah Snead of Cedar Rapids chants with his kids while marching on 15th Street SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Activist Tyre ‘Ray' Walker leads protestors to lay down at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 15th Street East in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protestors laid down for over eight minutes symbolizing the death of George Floyd who was killed as an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department kneeled on his neck. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Mika Ndikumana, 17, of Cedar Rapids looks up while laying face down in the intersection of 1st Avenue and 15th Street East in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protestors laid down for over eight minutes symbolizing the death of George Floyd who was killed as an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department kneeled on his neck. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors lay down at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 15th Street East in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Protestors laid down for over eight minutes symbolizing the death of George Floyd who was killed as an officer of the Minneapolis Police Department kneeled on his neck. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A protestor holds their sign up in the air from behind a Cedar Rapids Police Department vehicle at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 15th Street East in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. Cedar Rapids police blocked traffic for the march and had vehicles parked to block traffic as the protestors occupied the intersection. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors return to Bever Park after marching in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Kay Halloran, 83, of Cedar Rapids sits in a lawn chair listening to activists speak during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
17-year-old sisters Rahma (left) and Raafa Elsheikh of Cedar rapids read a poem together during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors listen to speakers during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Two woman embrace while listening to speakers during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A protestor holds up a sign during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Activist Jimaine Cooper during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A protestor sits with her sign during an organized protest at Bever Park in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors hold up their signs while marching in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors use chalk to write messages into the outlined letters ‘B.L.M.' at the intersection of Bever Avenue and 19th Street SE while marching in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Protestors march together in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
Bradley Dixon of Cedar Rapids lays down on the street with his hands behind his back along with hundreds of other protestors at the intersection of 1st Avenue and 15th Street SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A group of men reacts to protestors while marching along 15th Street SE in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A dog is seen among protestors with a sign around its neck as the protest moves up Bever Avenue in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
A man stands on his porch with his arms raised while protestors march by in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, June 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)
