Photo Gallery: Protestors March Across the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in Florence, SC
Protesters gathered together on June 3 outside of the Judicial Center in Downtown Florence, SC to march the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge. The march lasted 40 minutes and ended with a moment of silence at the end of the bridge in memory of George Floyd. With over 1,500 people in attendance, the protest remained peaceful with the local police force joining alongside protestors.
A woman wears a face covering as she listens to a speech before the march begins.
Protestors crossing the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge in Downtown Florence, SC on June 3. “Enough is Enough,” is written on one protestor’s sign.
A protestor’s sign reads, “Silence = Death”.
Three protestors hold up signs in memory of Black lives lost due to police brutality. One sign displays some of George Floyd’s last words spoken before a police officer suffocated him: “I can’t breathe”.
Three protestors lay with their chests on the ground during a moment of silence dedicated to the memory of George Floyd.
Before the march began, one of the protest organizers rallied up the crowd with a bullhorn in hand.
Local police officers march alongside the protestors.
A protestor’s sign reads, “Love Wins when Racism Ends”.
Protestors raise their fists to the sky during the moment of silence.
Three protestors lay with their chests on the ground during a moment of silence dedicated to the memory of George Floyd.
Three protestors wear face coverings with the words, “I can’t breathe” written on them.
Protestors hold their signs up as they wait for the march to begin.
A local police officer goes around offering face masks to protestors before the march begins.
A protestor holds on to a broken skateboard with the words “Black Lives Matter” painted on.
A group of protestors wearing face masks carry signs as they march.
Photo Gallery by Rachel Freeman