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NewsJune 7, 2020
Perryville protest for Black Lives Matter movement
Hundreds of protestors took posts around the Perry County Courthouse to express their emotions and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in downtown Perryville, Missouri. More than a dozen counter-protestors sat on North Jackson Street across the street from the group of demonstrators throughout the day which ultimately concluded without violence.
Ben Matthews
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville resident Rick Drescher, right, steps into North Jackson Street to confront a photographer as protesters move to defend the photographer on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville resident Rick Drescher, right, steps into North Jackson Street to confront a photographer as protesters move to defend the photographer on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville police officers step in to defuse a situation between protestors and Perryville resident Rick Drescher, right, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville police officers step in to defuse a situation between protestors and Perryville resident Rick Drescher, right, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville resident Alison Lalumondiere and her 11-year-old son, Cayden Blackwell, cross North Jackson Street after distributing yellow flowers symbolizing friendship to members of the Perryville Police Department on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville resident Alison Lalumondiere and her 11-year-old son, Cayden Blackwell, cross North Jackson Street after distributing yellow flowers symbolizing friendship to members of the Perryville Police Department on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
A driver holds a Blue Lives Matter flag out the window while driving past a group of demonstrators at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
A driver holds a Blue Lives Matter flag out the window while driving past a group of demonstrators at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
An advocator for social justice who asked to remain unidentified raises a sign in front of the Perry County Courthouse as members of the Perryville Police Department stand nearby on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
An advocator for social justice who asked to remain unidentified raises a sign in front of the Perry County Courthouse as members of the Perryville Police Department stand nearby on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
After attaching a sign to the back of a truck, a counter-protestor begins driving south on North Jackson Street on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
After attaching a sign to the back of a truck, a counter-protestor begins driving south on North Jackson Street on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Members of the Perryville Police Department follow a counter-protestor in a truck as he drives north on North Jackson Street toward the nearby police station Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Members of the Perryville Police Department follow a counter-protestor in a truck as he drives north on North Jackson Street toward the nearby police station Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators gather in front of the Perry County Courthouse during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators gather in front of the Perry County Courthouse during a Black Lives Matter protest on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
A counter-protestor's sign is seen in the rear windshield of a truck parked on North Jackson Street across from Black Lives Matter protestors on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
A counter-protestor's sign is seen in the rear windshield of a truck parked on North Jackson Street across from Black Lives Matter protestors on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators march around downtown Perryville, Missouri, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Demonstrators march around downtown Perryville, Missouri, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Demonstrators march around downtown Perryville, Missouri, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Demonstrators march around downtown Perryville, Missouri, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Demonstrators march around downtown Perryville, Missouri, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Demonstrators march around downtown Perryville, Missouri, on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest.
Members of the Perryville Police Department stand nearby as protestors engage in a discussion with counter-protestors on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Members of the Perryville Police Department stand nearby as protestors engage in a discussion with counter-protestors on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets while a truck flying a Trump 2020 flag passes on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets while a truck flying a Trump 2020 flag passes on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville Police Chief Direk Hunt keeps watch as demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Perryville Police Chief Direk Hunt keeps watch as demonstrators chant and hold signs at the intersection of West St. Maries and North Jackson streets on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Counter-protestors sitting on the west sidewalk of North Jackson Street shout at a photographer on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
Counter-protestors sitting on the west sidewalk of North Jackson Street shout at a photographer on Sunday, June 7, 2020, during a Black Lives Matter protest in Perryville, Missouri.
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Hundreds of protestors took posts around the Perry County Courthouse to express their emotions and stand in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on Sunday, June 7, 2020, in downtown Perryville, Missouri. More than a dozen counter-protestors sat on North Jackson Street across the street from the group of demonstrators throughout the day which ultimately concluded without violence.

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