They led the largest protest in recent history for the city.
More than 10,000 people turned up to the rally, holding signs that read, “Black lives matter,” “Justice for George Floyd,” and “End white silence,” according to WTVF. Many read poems and gave emotional speeches about their experiences. They paid their respect to Floyd by all laying down in the street. Their motto for the rally? “Not one more.”
“As teens, we are tired of waking up and seeing another innocent person being slain in broad daylight,” Thomas said in a speech during the event,. “As teens, we are desensitized to death because we see videos of black people being killed in broad daylight circulating on social media platforms. As teens, we feel like we cannot make a difference in this world, but we must.”
The protestors filled a roughly one-mile stretch of Rosa Parks Boulevard near Bicentennial Park. They eventually made their way towards downtown Nashville, where they were stopped by police, knelt, and read out the names of other black men and women killed at the hands of police, including Floyd andHere are a few photos I was able to catch during this afternoon’s Black Lives Matter protest in downtown Nashville. Thousands packed the streets of Music City: unlike anything I’ve ever seen.
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