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43 1 minute read On April 23, about 60 demonstrators gathered in Huntsville, Alabama, for “The Struggle Continues” rally. Protesters gathered at Big Spring Park before marching to the Madison County Courthouse, where several leaders gave speeches about the many injustices still present in the United States despite the conviction of killer cop Derek Chauvin. The rally focused on recognizing the successes of the fight for Black liberation in the last year, while continuing the struggle. Leaders lauded the grassroots efforts that led to the removal of a confederate statue in front of the Madison County Courthouse while attacking the many confederate symbols remaining across Alabama. ....
Groups gather in Huntsville to protest Alabama state legislature bill People gathered in downtown Huntsville Friday night to protest a bill in the Alabama state legislature focused on protesting. Posted: Apr 23, 2021 9:38 PM Updated: Apr 23, 2021 11:22 PM Posted By: Alexis Scott Right now, there s one bill in the Alabama state legislature that changes protest laws. The anti-protest bill upgrades rioting to a crime with jail time that could result in no probation or bail. Some demonstrators feel the bill could keep them from peacefully protesting at all. We hope that we can continue to protest HB-445. You can get up to a class-c felony. So, are we going to be able to continue to protest? Camille Bennett, founder of Project Say Something, said. ....
A man accused of damaging personal property during a protest at the Marshall County Courthouse entered a guilty plea in Albertville Municipal Court Tuesday. ....
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ALBERTVILLE, Ala. (AP) During her final year at Albertville High School in 2015, teachers gave Unique Morgan Dunston a citizenship award and fellow seniors voted her the class clown. Today, she s the target of death threats and jeers on Main Street. The change is because of what Dunston does now, not who she was years ago. A Black woman transformed by leaving a virtually all-white Alabama hometown where new ideas about race and justice run up against Old South traditions, Dunston has led regular protests since August against a Confederate monument on the court lawn. Dunston and a small band of compatriots regularly chant anti-racist slogans, hold signs and use chalk to mark up the street with unrelenting demands to take down the monument, which has an image of a rebel soldier holding a Confederate battle flag. It was installed on public property by the Sons of Confederate Veterans more than two decades ago with the county s permission. ....