Black Lives Matter Protest New Bedford

Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford, MA before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTOS PETER PEREIRA
Protestors take a knee in memory of George Floyd at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
1 _M1A3938 Protestors take a knee in memory of George Floyd at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Kayla Gifford and fellow protestors hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
2 _M1A3899 Kayla Gifford and fellow protestors hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
3 _N8A9785 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors make their way down Union Street on their way to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
4 _M1A4066 Protestors make their way down Union Street on their way to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro offers his card to a protestor in the hope of opening a line of communication. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
5 _M1A4165 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro offers his card to a protestor in the hope of opening a line of communication. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors take a closer look at a sign outlining the evens in 2012 that saw the death of Malcom Gracia being fataly shot by police on Cedar Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
6 _M1A4188 Protestors take a closer look at a sign outlining the evens in 2012 that saw the death of Malcom Gracia being fataly shot by police on Cedar Street in New Bedford.
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 A motorist drives up County Street, in the background a protestor holds a photo of George Floyd. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
7 _N8A9678 A motorist drives up County Street, in the background a protestor holds a photo of George Floyd. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protestors make their way down Union Street on their way to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
8 _M1A4052 Protestors make their way down Union Street on their way to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
9 _M1A3965 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
10 _M1A3988 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
11 _M1A3953 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
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 Protesters are reflected off of a vehicle making its way up County Street in New Bedford. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
12 _M1A3876 Protesters are reflected off of a vehicle making its way up County Street in New Bedford. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA]
Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
13 _M1A3845 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
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 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro joins protestors in taking a knee in memory of George Floyd. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
14 _M1A4037 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro joins protestors in taking a knee in memory of George Floyd. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
15 _M1A3781 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 A protestor holds a photo of George Floyd, as he and fellow protestors hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
16 _M1A3885 A protestor holds a photo of George Floyd, as he and fellow protestors hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before marching to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro speaks with protestors who gathered at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford. The protestors then marched to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
17 _M1A4013 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro speaks with protestors who gathered at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford. The protestors then marched to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
18 _N8A9576 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Victoria Andrade Fonseca and fellow protestors at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
19 _N8A9739 Victoria Andrade Fonseca and fellow protestors at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
20 _N8A9629 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
21 _M1A3865 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
22 _N8A9858 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
23 _N8A9826 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
24 _N8A9802 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
Protestors make their way down Union Street on their way to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
25 _N8A9776 Protestors make their way down Union Street on their way to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
26 _N8A9712 Protesters hold signs at the intersection of Union Street and County in downtown New Bedford before progressing to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed on Cedar Street.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protestors take a closer look at a sign outlining the evens in 2012 that saw the death of Malcom Gracia being fataly shot by police on Cedar Street in New Bedford. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
27 _M1A4181 Protestors take a closer look at a sign outlining the evens in 2012 that saw the death of Malcom Gracia being fataly shot by police on Cedar Street in New Bedford.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protestors observe a moment of silence at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
28 _M1A4135 Protestors observe a moment of silence at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro listens to concerns by protestors who feel they are not being well treated by police. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and then progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
29 _M1A4159 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro listens to concerns by protestors who feel they are not being well treated by police. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and then progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro listens to concerns by protestors who feel they are not being well treated by police. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and then progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
30 _M1A4147 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro listens to concerns by protestors who feel they are not being well treated by police. The protest started at the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford and then progressed to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
 Protestors observe a moment of silence at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
31 _M1A4130 Protestors observe a moment of silence at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
32 _M1A4112 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
33 _M1A4107 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro joins protestors as they march from the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
34 _M1A4091 New Bedford police chief Joseph Cordeiro joins protestors as they march from the intersection of Union Street and County Street in downtown New Bedford to the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012. PHOTO PETER PEREIRA
35 _N8A9785 Protestors gather at the site where Malcom Gracia was killed by police on Cedar Street in 2012.
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