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#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country

The nation is uniting to take a stand against injustice and these pictures are living proof. See protestors in action from Baton Rouge, to Memphis, to New York City.
By Joslyn Winkfield and Rachaell Da · Updated October 27, 2020
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Baton Rouge

Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
02
Baton Rouge

Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
03
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
04
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
05
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
06
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
07
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
08
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
09
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
10
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
11
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
12
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
13
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
14
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
15
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
16
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
17
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
18
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
19
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
20
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
21
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
22
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
23
Baton Rouge
Protestors take a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Patrick Melon
24
Baton Rouge
A protester takes a stand after the death of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
AP Photo/Max Becherer
25
Memphis
Protestors take a stand in Memphis.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
YungLeedo/Twiiter
26
Memphis
Protestors take a stand on the Hernando Desoto Bridge in Memphis, Tennesse.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Jim Weber/The Commercial Appeal via AP
27
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
28
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
29
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
30
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images
31
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
32
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images
33
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Andy Katz/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
34
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
35
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Erik McGregor/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images
36
New York City
Protestors take a stand for #blacklivesmatter in New York City.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images
37
New York City
Protestors take a stand in Union Square, NYC.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Mariya Moseley
38
New York City
Protestors take a stand in Union Square, NYC.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Mariya Moseley
39
New York City
Free hugs are offered during a protest in Union Square, NYC.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Mariya Moseley
40
New York City
A protestor makes her way to Union Square, NYC.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Mariya Moseley
41
New York City
A little girl gives out free hugs during a protest in Union Square, NYC.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Mariya Moseley
42
New York City
Protestors take a stand in Union Square, NYC.
#BlackLivesMatter: The Most Powerful Images of Protests Against Police Brutality From Around the Country
Mariya Moseley
TOPICS:  Black Lives Matter
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