About 150-200 marchers demonstrated on Sunday for an end to systemic racism and protesting the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police. The peaceful demonstration was organized by Marissa Truman.
All photos by Ken Singer.
One of the younger protesters.
And one of the oldest demonstrators, La Vern Johnson, 93, with son Jerry Johnson, right.
Many passing drivers and passengers were supportive of the protesters.
Black Lives Matter.
This pair of women had signs and matching T-shirts.
Firefighters passed out bottled water to the grateful marchers.
Ken Singer, wrote for the old Lyons Recorder, and lives on Apple Valley Road. He and his wife, Sandy Spellman, moved in 10 weeks before the 2013 Great Flood and don’t have a dog.