Peaceful rallies held across the nation
Thousands of people rallied in locations around the country to mark the one-year anniversary of George Floyd's death.
In Brooklyn, crowds gathered outside Barclays Center before the Nets' playoff game and marched along Atlantic Avenue calling for an end to police violence.
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In Boston, two major marches took place in the afternoon and evening.
"Not enough progress. Not enough progress, which is why [we're marching]," Karen Groce-Horan, executive director and co-founder of Courageous Conversations Milton, told Boston ABC affiliate WCVB.
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At Leimert Park in Los Angeles, some kneeled for just over nine minutes to mark the amount of time former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin had his knee on Floyd's neck.
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Most of the rallies went off without incident, according to reports.