George Floyd protests in Maryland
[7][8] On June 5, approximately 200 people protested at the Alex Haley Memorial outside the Annapolis Market House chanting the names of Floyd and other black Americans killed by police violence.[9] On June 9, around 200 protesters commemorated Floyd's funeral by marching to the Maryland State House and holding a moment of silence for eight minutes and forty-six seconds.[16] On June 10, hundreds of protesters marched the streets to the Baltimore City Schools headquarters, where a moment of silence was held for eight minutes and forty-six seconds before organizers gave speeches.Harford County Sheriff Jeff Gahler initially declined to speak, but later released a statement proclaiming that racism is "inexcusable" and that law enforcement has "no place for this type of behavior."[19] On June 1, teens were hanging racial justice posters in Bethesda when they were accosted by a bicyclist, later identified as Anthony Brennan III by the Maryland-National Capital Park Police.[22][23] On June 2, students from Walt Whitman High School organized a rally of hundreds through downtown Bethesda to protest the murder of George Floyd.[29] On June 1, hundreds of protesters, mostly teens and young adults, marched from the Rio Lakefront shopping center to Sam Eig and Great Seneca Highways, blocking traffic in the process.Demonstrators marched from the Pocomoke City Police Department to Cypress Park, where a prayer and vigil honoring George Floyd was held.
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