Americans gather across country Saturday in protest
Americans gather peacefully in cities across the country Saturday to protest racism and police brutality.
![Demonstrators protest Saturday, June 6, 2020, near the White House in Washington, over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ab472cd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5427x3618+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F39%2Fd6%2Fec638d474053bc7ebade904a35be%2Faptopix-america-protests-washington-16344.jpg)
Demonstrators protest Saturday near the White House in Washington. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
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A man speaks into a megaphone while standing with others on the center divider as traffic is stopped on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, Saturday. (Jeff Chiu/AP)
![Protesters hold up signs and their hands as they chant during a protest in Pittsburgh Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/67b4ef2/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3000x2002+0+0/resize/1439x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F44%2Fff%2F8e2d526d4852931f31507e165e90%2Famerica-protests-pittsburgh-29178.jpg)
Protesters hold up signs and their hands as they chant during a protest in Pittsburgh Saturday. (Keith Srakocic/AP)
![America Protests New York](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/6b5d298/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3300x2225+0+0/resize/1424x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fdf%2Fd2%2F8dfed282490684467a848f3592bc%2Faptopix-america-protests-new-york-26437.jpg)
A group of protesters take a knee while marching in lower Manhattan, Saturday. (Craig Ruttle/AP)
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Members of the Austin Police Department kneel in front of demonstrators who gathered in Austin Saturday. (Eric Gay/AP)
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A demonstrator stands in front of Chicago Police officers during the March for Justice in honor of George Floyd Saturday, June 6, 2020, in Chicago. Demonstrators who gathered at Union Park marched through the city’s West Side on Saturday afternoon, as the city prepared for another weekend of rallies. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) (Nam Y. Huh/Los Angeles Times)
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Demonstrators protest at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Saturday. (Alex Brandon / Associated Press)
![Freddie Peralta stands with the America flag as he holds a sign in memory of Breonna Taylor during a protest in Miami over the death of George Floyd and others, Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/62020f6/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4785x3190+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F34%2F46%2F4b9027824fe49c3d629f25f7fcf8%2Famerica-protests-miami-01598.jpg)
Freddie Peralta stands with the America flag as he holds a sign in memory of Breonna Taylor during a protest in Miami over the death of George Floyd and others, Saturday. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
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![Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio, left, greets offensive guard Dalton Risner as they take part in a rally in the Greek Amphitheatre in Civic Center Park in Denver, Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/a9344b3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3258x2177+0+0/resize/1437x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F62%2F72b993c54a55bd4505bcdd205477%2Famerica-protests-denver-26841.jpg)
Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio, left, greets offensive guard Dalton Risner as they take part in a rally in the Greek Amphitheatre in Civic Center Park in Denver, Saturday. (David Zalubowski/AP)
![Demonstrators march during a protest in Boston against police brutality, Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/afbe42b/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6720x4480+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F36%2F49%2F86a663ce4abcad5fce8d487e9404%2Famerica-protests-boston-45576.jpg)
Demonstrators march during a protest in Boston against police brutality, Saturday. (Michael Dwyer/AP)
![Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b38c8d1/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3300x2159+0+0/resize/1440x942!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F4c%2Fe3%2F7bf9c74440fb9e11e1e9d204493b%2Famerica-protests-new-york-08785.jpg)
Protesters and activists walk across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York Saturday. (Craig Ruttle/AP)
![Protesters march following a non-violent sit-in at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Saturday.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/cb15ca9/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4786x3187+0+0/resize/1440x959!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fa5%2F12%2Fa5b0b034499cb823685d2e557ee9%2Famerica-protests-indianapolis-09704.jpg)
Protesters march following a non-violent sit-in at the Statehouse in Indianapolis, Saturday. (Michael Conroy/AP)
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![People raise their fists during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Saturday in Miami.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ad25bff/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5327x3551+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F45%2Fe3%2Fd38d4ce6482e91550e034a3d2e70%2Famerica-protests-miami-50007.jpg)
People raise their fists during a protest over the death of George Floyd, Saturday in Miami. (Lynne Sladky/AP)
![Lucy Carbajal grieves for her son Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal during a vigil in front of Utah State Capitol Saturday in Salt Lake City. People gathered, chanted and spoke out against racism and police brutality in an eighth straight day of protests.](https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/e000039/2147483647/strip/true/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/1440x960!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F60%2F00%2F496c6f7945b485eab12a900230e9%2Famerica-protests-utah-42733.jpg)
Lucy Carbajal grieves for her son Bernardo Palacios-Carbajal during a vigil in front of Utah State Capitol Saturday in Salt Lake City. People gathered, chanted and spoke out against racism and police brutality in an eighth straight day of protests. (Rick Bowmer/AP)