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Lehigh Valley Protests Attract Hundreds of Demonstrators, Remain Peaceful

WDIY | By Shamus McGroggan

Published June 1, 2020 at 3:12 PM EDT

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

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Demonstrators in Easton gathered to protest the treatment of George Floyd by police on Sunday, May 31, 2020.

Magdalena Ksepka

Several hundred demonstrators gathered at events across the Lehigh Valley over the weekend to protest the police brutality death of George Floyd. Look through pictures from the Easton demonstration and listen to WDIY's James Johnson's report.

The largest events in the area took place in Easton on Sunday, May 31 as well as Bethlehem and Allentown on Saturday, May 30.

(Original air-date: 6/1/2020)