Memphis Branch NAACP coordinating legal assistance for arrested protesters
Protesters blocked traffic on Inrterstate 55 in Memphis on Sunday, May 31, during a protest over the Minneapolis killing of George Floyd. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
The number of those arrested this past week in a series of five demonstrations in the city is estimated at several dozen with an exact number from last night expected later today.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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