Dozens gather for another night of peaceful protests in downtown Raleigh

RALEIGH (WTVD) -- Nearly three weeks after the death of George Floyd, peaceful demonstrators continue to march the streets of downtown Raleigh on Friday night.

Newsgathering partners at the News & Observer report that this is the 14th consecutive day of protests in Raleigh. A few dozen peaceful protestors made their way from Nash Square to the Governor's Mansion, while the group N.C. B.O.R.N. (North Carolina Building Our Revolution Now) rallied at the state capitol.

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The group is working to demand justice for those who died at the hands of police brutality.


Protestors chanted "Hands up, don't shoot."

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On Monday, Raleigh Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin lifted the city's curfew and ended the State of Emergency. The curfew was initially put in place after peaceful protests turned violent on the night of May 30.

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