Thousands from Washington D.C. to Boston protest death of Baltimore man
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NYPD officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City
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NYPD officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City
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A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
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A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
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A protester is detained by New York police during a demonstration calling for social, economic and racial justice, in the Manhattan borough of New York City
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New York Police Department officers detain a protester during a march through the Manhattan borough of New York City
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A young girl holds a sign at a portest against police violence in Boston
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People march in protest against police violence in Boston
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People march in protest against police violence in Boston
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Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington
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Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington
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Protesters against police violence march towards the White House in Washington
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Protesters against police violence stop traffic at a major intersection in the Chinatown neighborhood as they begin a march towards the White House in Washington
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Protests turn violent in wake of Freddie Gray death
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Thousands of people hit the streets in Baltimore and several other cities from Boston and New York to Indianapolis and Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to protest the death of a black man who died of spinal injuries after his arrest by Baltimore police and to demand reforms to police procedures.
While protests of the death of Freddie Gray were mostly peaceful, there were some arrests, including 16 in Baltimore and more than a dozen at a rally in Manhattan's Union Square. Gray, of Baltimore, was critically injured in police custody.
After meeting with faith leaders and a lawyer for the Gray family, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake said officials were working hard to make the investigation into Gray's death transparent and keep the community informed.
Police have said that they will turn over findings from their investigation to the state's attorney on Friday
Still, anger and anxiety hung over Baltimore.
Hundreds of protesters, many of them students wearing backpacks, marched through downtown, calling for swift justice in the case of Gray. (AP)
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