Hernando DeSoto Bridge is a symbol of protest amid calls for reform
Protesters blockade the I-55 bridge in Memphis demanding justice for Tyre Nichols on Jan. 27, 2023. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
As public officials expressed outrage about Tyre Nichols’ death online, the protests marking the release of the videos returned to the symbol of local protest in the age of Black Lives Matter — the bridges across the Mississippi River.
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Tyre Nichols Raumesh Akbari Dorsey Hopson Marsha Blackburn Bill Hagerty Subscriber OnlyThank you for supporting local journalism.
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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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