A rally organized by Black Lives Matter Mississippi is set for Saturday outside the governor's mansion.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPICOMING UP.THANK YOU BACK NOW TO LARGENUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO GATHERED INDOWNTOWN JACKSON THIS AFTERNOONTO PROTEST IN THE WAKE OF THEDEATH OF GEORGE FLOYD 16 WAPTTROY JOHNSON IS THERE FOR WHATCAN YOU TELL US?THAT’S RIGHT.MEGAN ORGANIZERS PLAN FORHUNDREDS, BUT IT APPEARED TO BETHOUSANDS HERE IN DOWNTOWNJACKSON.YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THEIR SIGNSLEFT OVER ON THE WALLS HERE ATTHE GOVERNOR’S MANSION BLACKLIVES MATTER MISSISSIPPI PLANTHIS RALLY AT THE MANSION NOT TOONLY PROTEST POLICE BRUTALITYAND THE IN CUSTODY DEATH OFGEORGE.BUT THE HUNDREDS OF YEARS OFINEQUALITY IN AMERICA AND INMISSISSIPPI, AND THEY SAY THISIS THE END OF THAT OPPRESSION.REMINDED THAT THE ONE YOU WANTTO LOOK AT AMERICA.YOU GOTTA LOOK WEIRD.IT IS A SIPPY IS READY FORCHANGE.THEN EVERYBODY IS READY.WE THANK YOU, MISSISSIPPI AND ONBEHALF OF THE UNITED STATES.THEY’LL THANK US IN THE FUTURE.THERE WERE CHANTS OF BLACK LIVESMATTER AND NO JUSTICE.NO.PEACE YOU CAN.THAT ON SOME OF THE SIGNS HERE.THERE WERE ALSO PLANS FOR ACTIONAFTER THE MARCH CALLING FOR THERESIGNATION OF THE MAYOR OFPEDAL AFTER HIS COMMENTS ONGEORGE FLOYD AND THE REOPENINGOF THE RICKY BAHL CASE THAT WASCLOSED LAST WEEK BY ATTORNEYGENERAL LIN FITCH.NOW THERE WAS ALSO A CALL TOMOVE THIS ENERGY TODAY INTO THEFUTURE.THEY WANT THE SAME KIND OF FOLKSTHAT CAME OUT TO MARCH ANDPROTEST TODAY TO MAKE SURE THATTHEY HAVE THEIR VOICES HEARD INNOVEMBER ON ELECTION DAYREPORTING FROM DOWNTOWN TROYJOHNSON SIX.WAPT NEWS OKAY, TROY.THANK YOU AND ALSO LIVE INDOWNTOWN JACKSON WITH THE CROWDOF PROTESTERS THROUGHOUT THEAFTERNOON WAS 16 WAPT SCOTTSIMMONS.SCOTT JOINS US NOW LIVE.WHAT DID YOU SEE SCOTT?YEAH POSTED UP A CAPITAL IN WESTRATE.WE’VE BEEN FOR THE START OF THERALLY AND AT THE END OF THERALLY WHAT A GIVE YOU A LOOK FORTHE GROUND LEVEL NOW OVER THEREMNANTS OF WHERE THE SPEAKINGTOOK PLACE THERE PACKING UP.THIS WAS A RALLY THAT TURNEDINTO A MARCH AS THEY LEFT INFRONT OF THE GOVERNOR’S MANSIONAND WENT OVER TO CITY HALL TOSTATE STREET TO THE STATECAPITOL AND THEN BACK ALL OFTHEM CARRYING A VARIETY OF SIGNSTHE STANDARD CHAT THROUGHOUT THERALLY.NO JUSTICE.NO PEACE.THE OTHER SIDE SAID THINGS LIKEI BREATHE AND NOBODY IS FREE.UNTIL EVERYBODY IS FREE AND WHENI TALK TO PEOPLE TAKING PART INTHIS RALLY, THEY SAID THEY JUSTWANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE.HERE’S WHAT A FEW OF THOSEPARTICIPANTS HAD TO SAY.SO MUCH ANGER GOING ON AND IWANT TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT IHATE THAT I CAN SPEAK BE MOREVOCAL EARLIER ON ITS BEACON ONHIS SUBJECT, BUT IT’S IMPORTANTTO GET OUT HERE AND ADVOCATE FORTHIS AND I THINK THERE’S A LOTOF MESSAGES COMING OUT.I’M HERE BECAUSE I’M WHITE AND ITHINK IF PEOPLE THAT LOOK LIKEME DON’T SPEAK UP PEOPLE THATDON’T LOOK LIKE ME WILL NEVERHAVE A CHANCE.I’LL COME OUT BECAUSE I’M REALLYSICK AND TIRED OF SITTING DOWAND NOT DOING ANYTHING SO I FEELIT’S MY RIGHT TO COME OUT ANDSPEAK MY VOICE.BECAUSE OF SO MUCH IS GOING ONAND I’VE GOT TO I’VE GOT TOSTAND UP FOR MY CHILDREN AND MYGRANDCHILDREN I CAN NO LONGERSIT AND WATCH.EVERYTHING IS GOING ON GROUP INTODAY’S RALLY AND MARCH THATTOOK PLACE THROUGHOUT THEDOWNTOWN AREA ME THE PROTESTERSTHAT I TALKED TO AFTERWARDS TOLDME WHAT THEY’RE HOPING FOR.IS THAT AT THE VERY LEAST THISLEADS TO A NEW DIALOGUE HOPINGTHAT ALL PEOPLE UNDERSTAND HOWALL SEGMENTS OF THE SOCIETY FEELABOUT WHAT HAPPENED TO GEORGEFLOYD LIVE IN
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