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Images From Black Lives Matter March And Rally In Highland Park

Sunset Woods Park fills with local residents for Black Lives Matter march and rally over the weekend.

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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)
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Black Lives Matter march and rally in Highland Park Illinois (Larry Bloom, ATI Creative Consulting)

Marchers filled the streets of downtown Highland Park and settled in Sunset Woods Park for Black Lives Matter rally to call attention to systemic racism in the light of the killing of George Floyd and several other recent controversial deaths. Highland Park joined communities throughout the nation and the world hosting demonstrations.

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