The march took place just blocks away from the White House, where US President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party's nomination the previous night with a speech positioning him as the champion of 'law and order' | KnottMatthew
Demonstrators wearing protective masks gather during the"Get Your Knee Off Our Necks" March on Washington in WashingtonSpeakers emphasised the need to vote in the November 3 election and remove Trump from office."America, we need to have a conversation about your racism, your bigotry," said veteran civil rights campaigner Al Sharpton, who organised the march.
People gather at the Lincoln Memorial as they listen to the Rev. Al Sharpton speak during the March on WashingtonSharpton predicted that black voters will show up to the polls in huge numbers in November thanks to the energy of the Black Lives Matter movement."We’re going to vote: not for one candidate or another, but we’re going to vote for a nation that will stop the George Floyds, that will stop the Breonna Taylors."Stormy weather moves toward the US Capitol in Washington.
Speaking at a rally in New Hampshire, Trump appeared to ridicule the protests by saying: "You know what I say? Protest this, your ass. I don’t talk about my ass." The crowd on Friday was significantly smaller, reflecting concerns about the coronavirus and possibly a sense of fatigue after a long summer of protests in the US in the wake of Floyd's death.
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