One arrested as protesters gather in Collierville
Collierville Police lead an unidentified man away in handcuffs after he knocked a cell phone out of the hands of Frances Marable (second right) during a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020. A monument given to the town of Collierville by the United Daughters of Confederacy spurred a demonstration. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Activist LJ Abraham (right) claps as a bystander asks that a crowd gathered leave, as protesters hold a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. A monument given to the town of Collierville by the United Daughters of Confederacy which sits in the park spurred a demonstration. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Bystanders speak to protesters during a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Protesters gather for a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. A monument given to the town of Collierville by the United Daughters of Confederacy spurred the demonstration. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Activist LJ Abraham (middle) hugs Emily Fulmer (right) while they speak to a bystander during a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Bystanders speak to protesters during a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Collierville resident Theresa Turney (right) speaks to Rev. Edith Love during a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Collierville resident David DeGutis speaks to protesters gathered for a sit-in at Town Square Park on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 in Collierville. A monument given to the town of Collierville by the United Daughters of Confederacy spurred a demonstration. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
Protesters gathered in Collierville's Town Square Park on Labor Day to ask town leaders to take action toward removing a Confederate monument.
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Abigail Warren is a lifelong resident of Shelby County and a graduate of the University of Memphis. She has worked for several local publications and covers the suburbs for The Daily Memphian.
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