Black Lives Matter Mississippi marched on the Jones County courthouse in Laurel Saturday. When the group appeared, having walked from near Oak Park School, their voices could be heard echoing down the North 5th Avenue corridor: “No justice, no peace!”
The gathering of both sides was neither confrontational nor peaceful — it was a standoff, separated by a Laurel Police Department cruiser, a few officers and one BLM-aligned rifleman who didn’t give his name. Both sides carried weapons.
Anastasia Doctor speaks to a crowd mostly aligned with Black Lives Matter Mississippi.
(Photo by Jack Hammett)
Charlene Coats, from left, Shamon Woulard, Robert Stevens and John Parker, standing near the Confederate monument on Saturday, discuss Black Lives Matter and the teachings of Jesus Christ. (Photos by Jack Hammett)
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