Protestors momentarily kneel in traffic on Northern Lights Boulevard, (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
Hundreds of people protesting police violence against minorities gathered at two demonstrations in Anchorage on Saturday in the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis. The first, organized by high school student Markus Vinson, gathered hundreds of people at Town Square who then marched through the streets. A second rally drew a large crowd to the Midtown Mall parking lot. Participants there lined Northern Lights Boulevard to hold signs and chant.
A crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Midtown Mall and along the sides of Northern Lights Boulevard Saturday, May 30, 2020, for the “I Can’t Breathe” protest against police brutality. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
A crowd gathered in the parking lot of the Midtown Mall Saturday, May 30, 2020, for the “I Can’t Breathe” protest against police brutality. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
Protesters gather on the Delaney Park Strip. (Marc Lester / Anchorage Daily News)
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Published May 30 
