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Photo Gallery: Protesters March Through Carrboro, Chapel Hill

Posted by Dakota Moyer | Jun 12, 2020 | Photos, Town Square

Protest organizer Emile Charles raises his fist as protesters kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protest organizer Emile Charles raises his fist as protesters kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters kneel or sit for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters kneel or sit for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd in Carrboro on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters kneel for eight minutes and 46 seconds in honor of George Floyd in Carrboro on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters gathered near The ArtsCenter before embarking on a march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters gathered near The ArtsCenter before embarking on a march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters take to Main Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters take to Main Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Displaying signs and shouting George Floyd's name, protesters take to Main Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Displaying signs and shouting George Floyd’s name, protesters take to Main Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters take to Main Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters take to Main Street on Friday, June 12 in Carrboro. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters are given a police escort as they enter onto Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters are given a police escort as they enter onto Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protest organizer Emile Charles raises his fist while marching down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protest organizer Emile Charles raises his fist while marching down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters pass by patrons sitting outside at restaurants on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters pass by patrons sitting outside at restaurants on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters pass underneath a pride flag on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters pass underneath a pride flag on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters pass by the old Colonial Drug Store -- the site of the Chapel Hill Nine sit-in -- on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters pass by the old Colonial Drug Store — the site of the Chapel Hill Nine sit-in — on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters are given an escort by Chapel Hill Police on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters are given an escort by Chapel Hill Police on Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters march down Franklin Street on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters gather at McCorkle Place to hear stories and speeches about racial injustice on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters gather at McCorkle Place to hear stories and speeches about racial injustice on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Northside Elementary School principal Coretta Sharpless speaks to protesters at McCorkle Place on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Northside Elementary School principal Coretta Sharpless speaks to protesters at McCorkle Place on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters gather at McCorkle Place to hear stories and speeches about racial injustice on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters gather at McCorkle Place to hear stories and speeches about racial injustice on Friday, June 12 in Chapel Hill. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
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