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TexasTowelie

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Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:06 AM Jun 2020

Protesters rally in front of Capitol, Governor's Mansion in sixth day of demonstrations

Protesters returned to the Texas State Capitol on Wednesday and marched to the Governor’s Mansion during the sixth day of demonstrations in Austin against police brutality.

People occasionally chanted the names of George Floyd of Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor of Louisville, whose recent deaths in separate police incidents have sparked protests across the nation.

About a hundred people gathered in front of the Capitol on Wednesday evening where protesters could be heard yelling and calling for an end to police brutality and racism.

And at one point outside the Governor’s Mansion, dozens knelt and raised their fists during a moment of silence.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/news/20200603/protesters-rally-in-front-of-capitol-governorrsquos-mansion-in-sixth-day-of-demonstrations

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Protesters rally in front of Capitol, Governor's Mansion in sixth day of demonstrations (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 2020 OP
Even in Texas. Laelth Jun 2020 #1
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