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Thursday, June 3 2021

The Michigan Daily — michigandaily.com MULTIMEDIA

Community members march to remember George Floyd

One year after the murder of 

George Floyd, community members 
gathered in Ann Arbor to protest 
against police brutality and system-
ic racism Wednesday afternoon.

Protesters 
marched 
down 

Washtenaw Avenue to the Washt-
enaw County Sheriff’s Office where 
they joined hands in solidarity and 
sang in memory of George Floyd 
and other victims of police brutal-
ity both nationally and locally.

The protesters then took a knee 

at the Hogback Road intersection 
for 9 minutes and 29 seconds — the 
amount of time former Minneapolis 
police officer Derek Chauvin knelt 
on Floyd’s neck. Protesters were 
joined by Matthew Harshberger, 
the director of public safety In 
Pittsfield Charter Township, who 
took a knee in solidarity.

Following the march was an 

open mic where members of the 
community shared their thoughts. 
Among those who spoke were orga-
nizer Machelle Pearson, activist 
Leslie Windless, and Washtenaw 
County prosecutor Eli Savit.

 ISAAC MANGOLD
Daily Staff Photographer

