Strickland talks with protesters camped outside City Hall
Hundreds gather during a MICAH rally on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, outside City Hall. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The encounter was the same day Strickland met for a third time with a group of religious leaders on possible police reforms. There wasn't much agreement in the discussion on the mall outside City Hall.
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