7/9/16: More than 100 people gathered at the top of Church Street in downtown Burlington on a rainy Saturday night to protest the recent police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. The event was organized by the Champlain Area NAACP and was also a call to action with many of the protesters carrying Black Lives Matter signs.

Music: Erik Satie, Gymnopédie No. 2, Performed by Kevin MacLeod

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