Calls For Understanding Amid Times of Turmoil

As demonstrators marched through North Adams on Saturday, speakers who addressed the crowd pledged to continue protesting for racial justice.

More than 200 people took to the streets, chanting such phrases as "Black lives matter," "No justice, no peace," "Stop the violence; stop the hate," "I can't breathe" and "White silence, white consent."

Speakers addressed the crowd while using a megaphone at various stops during the march, and Raymond Moore, 38, led chants during the rally.

Several participants brought signs, some of which expressed support for defunding police. Many signs bore the names of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Tony McDade and other people of color killed by police.

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