Protest ends peacefully in Overton Square after brief escalation
Co-organizer of the Solidarity March, Jordan Dodson, gives an impassioned pleas for Black Lives Matter at the intersection of Cooper and Young Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special to
Co-organizer of the Solidarity March, Allyson Smith, leads a group of protesters down Madison Ave near Cooper Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Amber S wears her mask with the name of Breonna Taylor during the Solidarity March Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special for to Daily Memphian)
Co-organizer of the Solidarity March, Jordan Dodson, gives an impassioned pleas for Black Lives Matter at the intersection of Cooper and Young Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special for to Daily Memphian)
Patrons at restaurants on Cooper Street support the Solidarity March as they pass by Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Co-organizer of the Solidarity March, Allyson Smith, leads a group of protesters down Cooper Street Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special for to Daily Memphian)
Protesters in the Solidarity March walk down Cooper Street Saturday, August 1, 2020. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
An officer's car was surrounded between Cooper-Young and Overton Square when protesters attempted to block traffic. After the brief encounter deescalated, officers directed motorists around the crowd, aiding the demonstration to a peaceful end.
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