Protest replaces fireworks
Photo by Ally Cady | The Other Paper.
Vermont group The Black Perspective filled Burlington’s Church Street with a protest on July 4.
More than 1,000 people crowded in front of Burlington City Hall to hear what speakers talk about systemic racism and Black oppression in America. Most held up signs to show their support for the Black Lives Matter movement. Everyone wore a mask.
The crowd then marched together to Battery Park. The energy emanating from the crowd was powerful as people began to chant.
At Battery Park there were tables set up with food, water and hand sanitizer.
There, protesters stood or sat in the grass in front of the amphitheatre to listen to more speakers, whose messages rang clear – Black lives are in danger everyday and white people need to stand by their side to fight against systemic racism.
