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Skokie March for Justice
As many as 2,000 marchers were present for a justice for Floyd march
A march for racial justice and fairness, prompted in large part by the recent killing of an in custody, unarmed black man named George Floyd in Minnesota was held Thursday, June 4 from 2-3:30pm in Skokie, IL.
The march started at Dempster & McCormick and went north to Golf where there was a keynote speech from the event organizers.
There was a fairly heavy Evanston & Skokie police presence, and not one instance of rioting, looting or violence occurred.
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Marchers wore masks and carried signs demanding equal justice for all and in protest of the recent killings of unarmed black men in America.
Every person involved was respectful, peaceful & fully compliant with the rules of the engagement. No reports of anyone venturing off the designated march path to loot, invade, burn, or attack homes or businesses in any way. Law enforcement was equally restrained and controlled.