Floyd protest Day 6 blog: Night of protests ends quietly
Shelby County Sheriff Deputies wait along a barricade while protestors march down Front Street June 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Devante Hill talks outside of the I Am a Man sculpture outside of Clayborn Temple June 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Devante Hill speaks near the Elvis Statue outside of MLGW June 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A protestor convinces a Tennessee State Trooper to put down his baton as the crowd peacefully passes down Poplar Avenue. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A protestors unsuccessfully asks the members of the National Guard to lower their weapons while protestors peacefully pass down Poplar Avenue Jiune 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Darin Abston (left) confronts Devante Hill over the direction of the protest June 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Protesters march under the Beale Street sign June 1, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
Around 8:30 the protest moved to Poplar Avenue. "We come in peace," the protesters told police. (Daily Memphian)
Around 8:30 the protest moved to Poplar Avenue. "We come in peace," the protesters told police. (Daily Memphian)
A protester yells at Memphis Police officers, who are inside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Activist Darin Abston (left) confronts a Memphis Police officers in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020. Protesters during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Activist Hunter Dempster (left) stands chest to chest while confronting a security guard hired by WMC-TV in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
A protester kneels in front of Memphis Police officers, who are inside the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Protesters confront a Memphis Police officer in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Protester Barbara Buress quietly touches the I AM A Man statue in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Jaz Flowers stand through her car’s sunroof as protesters peacefully march by her in Memphis on Monday, June 1, 2020, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Protest groups moved around, as did police. But it all ended peacefully as everyone went home before the 10 p.m. curfew.