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Peaceful demonstration in Biloxi joins nationwide protests over George Floyd’s death

By Lukas Flippo
Biloxi

About 50 demonstrators gathered in front of the Biloxi Lighthouse on Saturday afternoon, holding signs referencing the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man killed by a white police officer in Minneapolis.

Protests rocked the United States on Saturday, with several states calling in National Guard troops and others seeing peaceful demonstrations.

Floyd’s death was caught on cellphone video, and the image of a white police officer with his knee on the neck of a black man has reignited tensions across the country.

Here are images from Biloxi’s peaceful demonstration:

A protester holds a sign that reads “We will not be silenced.”
A protester holds a sign that reads “We will not be silenced.” Lukas Flippo lflippo@sunherald.com
One sign says “Riots are the voices of the unheard - MLKJ (Martin Luther King Jr.)” Another sign says “Say their names” and lists other black people killed by police and their ages: Trayvon Martin 17, Jorevis Scruggs 15, Janet Wilson 31, Reginald Dogan 53, John Williams 61, David Joseph 17, and Randy Nelson 49.
One sign says “Riots are the voices of the unheard - MLKJ (Martin Luther King Jr.)” Another sign says “Say their names” and lists other black people killed by police and their ages: Trayvon Martin 17, Jorevis Scruggs 15, Janet Wilson 31, Reginald Dogan 53, John Williams 61, David Joseph 17, and Randy Nelson 49. Lukas Flippo lflippo@sunherald.com
A protester holds a sign saying Asians stand with BLM (Black Lives Matter).
A protester holds a sign saying Asians stand with BLM (Black Lives Matter). Lukas Flippo lflippo@sunherald.com
A protester holds a sign that reads “True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice - Martin Luther King Jr.”
A protester holds a sign that reads “True peace is not merely the absence of tension, it is the presence of justice - Martin Luther King Jr.” Lukas Flippo lflippo@sunherald.com
Coast residents joined nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis by demonstrating in front of the Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. 90 on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The first sign reads, “No justice, No peace, Black Lives Matter.”
Coast residents joined nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis by demonstrating in front of the Biloxi Lighthouse on U.S. 90 on Saturday, May 30, 2020. The first sign reads, “No justice, No peace, Black Lives Matter.” Lukas Flipp lflippo@sunherald.com

This story was originally published May 30, 2020 at 7:41 PM.

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