Protesters holding signs supporting the Black Lives Matter movement gathered in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters holding signs supporting the Black Lives Matter movement gathered in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hundreds of protesters take to the streets in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hundreds of protesters take to the streets in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a sign that reads "I can never understand but I stand!" in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a sign that reads “I can never understand but I stand!” in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a sign that reads "Black kids lives matter" in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a sign that reads “Black kids lives matter” in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman stands in solidarity with the marching protesters passing by in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman stands in solidarity with the marching protesters passing by in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough police give the protesters an escort to the town's historic courthouse in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hillsborough police give the protesters an escort to the town’s historic courthouse in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters hold up their arms and shout "Don't shoot!" in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters hold up their arms and shout “Don’t shoot!” in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A crowd of protesters gather at the town's historic courthouse in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A crowd of protesters gather at the town’s historic courthouse in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Aidan Salmeron (left) and Colin Davis salute the hundreds of protesters who gathered downtown in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Aidan Salmeron (left) and Colin Davis salute the hundreds of protesters who gathered downtown in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a homemade sign with the hashtag #LatinosForBlackLivesMatter in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a homemade sign with the hashtag #LatinosForBlackLivesMatter in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Two children climb a tree to get a better viewpoint of the speakers at the town's historic courthouse in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Two children climb a tree to get a better viewpoint of the speakers at the town’s historic courthouse in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Amid the sea of protesters, one person holds up a Black Lives Matter sign in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Amid the sea of protesters, one person holds up a Black Lives Matter sign in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hundreds of protesters turn up to listen to speakers talk about the Black Lives Matter movement in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Hundreds of protesters turn up to listen to speakers talk about the Black Lives Matter movement in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman wipes her eyes as a speaker reflects on their encounters with racism in America in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman wipes her eyes as a speaker reflects on their encounters with racism in America in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Yolanda Simpson performs for the crowd of protesters in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Yolanda Simpson performs for the crowd of protesters in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A young man speaks about a recent experience he had with neighbors who were unaware of the struggles of black Americans in the country in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A young man speaks about a recent experience he had with neighbors who were unaware of the struggles of black Americans in the country in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A homemade sign in Hillsborough lists the names of black Americans who have been killed by police officers in America in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A homemade sign in Hillsborough lists the names of black Americans who have been killed by police officers in America in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A man wears a sign displaying the last words from George Floyd in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A man wears a sign displaying the last words from George Floyd in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A dog wears a sign that says "Black Lives Matter" in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A dog wears a sign that says “Black Lives Matter” in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Three Hispanic students kneel and shout "Black Lives Matter!" to the crowd of cheering protesters in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Three Hispanic students kneel and shout “Black Lives Matter!” to the crowd of cheering protesters in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a sign that reads "Silence = Violence" in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A woman holds up a sign that reads “Silence = Violence” in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A homemade Hillsborough Black Lives Matter sign is displayed in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A homemade Hillsborough Black Lives Matter sign is displayed in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters take their signs to the streets and are cheered on by passerby drivers in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Protesters take their signs to the streets and are cheered on by passerby drivers in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Mayor Jenn Weaver speaks to the crowd of gathered protesters in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Mayor Jenn Weaver speaks to the crowd of gathered protesters in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A child holds up a sign that reads "At what age do I go from cute to dangerous?" in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A child holds up a sign that reads “At what age do I go from cute to dangerous?” in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Organizers of the protest hand out oranges and slices of pizza to the people in the crowd in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
Organizers of the protest hand out oranges and slices of pizza to the people in the crowd in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A high school student recounts his experience with systemic racism in the public school system in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)
A high school student recounts his experience with systemic racism in the public school system in Hillsborough on Friday, June 5. (Dakota Moyer/Chapelboro.com)

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