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Protesters Surround Burlington Police Headquarters 

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Demonstrators gathered in Battery Park to protest the police killing of George Floyd.
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A protester
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Poet Rajnii Eddins reading from Their Names are Mine
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Protesters wore masks
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Hundreds gathered in the park
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Speakers called upon white Vermonters to take action against racism
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Rajnii Eddins addressing the crowd
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Protesters chanting
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Scene from the crowd
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Protesters cheering as speakers called them to action
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People made their way up North Avenue, blocking the police station entrances.
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Protesters on North Avenue
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On North Avenue
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Protesters filled the street and the police parking lot
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A Black Lives Matter sign reflected in a police cruiser window
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Harmony Edosomwan speaks to the gathered crowd
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The crowd chanting and shouting outside police headquarters
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Protesters cheered as the American flag outside the station was taken down and a Black Lives Matter flag was raised.
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Demonstrators filled the police lot
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Chief Jennifer Morrison
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Morrison spoke directly to the organizer with the megaphone, but not much dialogue was possible in the crowd
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Protesters booed and shouted slogans against police
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A protester tearfully recounting a story to Chief Morrison
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Another protester recounted an allegation to Chief Morrison
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Harmony Edosomwan pouring red liquid on the ground near the police chief to symbolize those killed by police
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Protesters in the parking lot
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Harmony Edosomwan leans down to hear Chief Jennifer Morrison
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Harmony Edosomwan addresses the crowd
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Protesters leaving their signs outside the police station after the protest
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After protesters left the police station, some returned to Battery Park in a lighter mood
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Some friends pose for a photo outside the police station after the protest
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Protesters cheering as speakers called them to action

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