Charlotte just witnessed its 7th day of peaceful protests around the Queen City.
Several hundred protesters and concerned citizens gathered in Freedom Park in protest of George Floyd’s death.
Sheriff McFadden at today’s Charlotte Uprising event in Freedom Park. pic.twitter.com/lSSyChSrdw
— Hannah Oliveto (@HannahOliveto) June 4, 2020
Community members are now in small group learning how to safely protest, how to take a role in our democracy, job support, and various training. This is one of the first times I’ve seen action like this in working like this to inform people in a large way. @wcnc pic.twitter.com/hLrR6tv9lU
— Hunter Sáenz (@Hunt_Saenz) June 4, 2020
Hundreds more took to the streets of Uptown Charlotte to speak out against racial injustice.
Here is a live video of the Uptown protests:
What do you think about the protests taking place around our city?