Protesters Demonstrate in Several Alabama Cities

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) – Protesters rallied peacefully in several Alabama cities in the wake of the grand jury decision not to indict a police officer in the fatal shooting of Michal Brown.

In Birmingham, more than 60 people on Tuesday gathered at a downtown park to speak out against the Missouri grand jury’s decision not to indict the white officer, Darren Wilson, who fatally shot the black, unarmed 18-year-old in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9.

Al.com reports that participants in the Birmingham rally sang several protest songs, including “We Shall Overcome.”

In Mobile, a Tuesday evening rally began with prayer. People then marched to the federal courthouse.

In Huntsville, dozens of protesters marched on sidewalks downtown Tuesday evening. Police monitored the protest from the street, but no arrests were reported.

 

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