Last day of Baltimore’s lockdown in photos by Jennifer Bishop
Plus a few outtakes from Brew staff of yesterday’s protest in front of City Hall
Above: From the Saturday afternoon rally held in War Memorial Plaza outside Baltimore City Hall.
On Saturday, chanting crowds gathered in front of City Hall again to call for justice for Freddie Gray, the 25-year-old from West Baltimore who died April 19 following his arrest by Baltimore police.
There was some hope in the crowd in the wake of the announcement by State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby that charges were filed against six police officers. There was also hope that the nighttime curfew would be ended. (That didn’t happen until today.)
Police Commissioner Anthony Batts, along with the State Police and Maryland National Guard, announced the curfew would continue for another night.
When the 10 p.m. curfew hour came, some defied it. According to police, 46 people were arrested last night, two of them juveniles.
In one of those arrests, caught on video by the Associated Press, a lone protester standing calmly is sprayed with pepper spray by officers and then knocked to the ground.
Here are some photos from earlier in the day.
They include one more image of hope – Baltimore activist Kim Trueheart calling on people in the crowd to register to vote as others handed out voter registration forms.
Trueheart said she had a specific purposes in mind beyond stoking engagement in the political process – she was looking toward a possible jury trial for the officers involved in Gray’s arrest.
“Twelve jurors for Freddie!” she intoned. “Twelve jurors for Freddie!”
–Many thanks to Jennifer Bishop for the photos.