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Black Lives Matter march draws hundreds in Tampa, but organizers say HB1’s chilling effect is already taking hold
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Hundreds of activists gathered at Tampa’s Cyrus Greene Park Saturday for a Black Lives Matter march protesting continued police killings of Black Americans. But the crowd was a long way off from the nearly 4,000 who came out for previous marches.
Organizers say that’s thanks to the chilling effects of Florida’s HB1.
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The marchers came in all manner of ages, races, religions and even species.
“This is Scooter. He’s a protest pup,” Abby Hagan said. “He’s been out with me since last year this time, he’s my therapy dog and we go everywhere together.”