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Dueling Demonstrations for Elijah McClain and Donald Trump in Denver

Sunday, November 22, 2020 at 2:57 p.m.

Michael Emery Hecker Hundreds gathered on November 21 at the Colorado State Capitol to demand justice for Elijah McClain. 1/30

Michael Emery Hecker The Denver branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized the demonstration. 2/30

Michael Emery Hecker The rally for justice for Elijah McClain. 3/30

Michael Emery Hecker The Elijah McClain protesters encountered Proud Boys and Trump supporters, who'd just ended a rally at the Capitol. 4/30

Michael Emery Hecker Proud Boys and Trump supporters then marched into downtown Denver. 5/30

Michael Emery Hecker A McClain protester yelling at Proud Boys and Trump supporters. 6/30

Michael Emery Hecker Denver PSL and Elijah McClain supporters marched downtown, too. 7/30

Michael Emery Hecker Denver PSL and Elijah McClain supporters marching through downtown Denver. 8/30

Michael Emery Hecker The rally stopped in front of Attorney General Phil Weiser's office, where PSL's Joel Northam explained how justice has been denied in the McClain case. 9/30

Michael Emery Hecker Denver PSL and Elijah McClain supporters marching through downtown Denver. 10/30

Michael Emery Hecker The Denver branch of the PSL organized the Elijah McClain rally in downtown Denver. 11/30

Michael Emery Hecker Proud Boys and Trump supporters marching in downtown Denver. 12/30

Michael Emery Hecker The pro-Trump protest coincided with the McClain rally. 13/30

Michael Emery Hecker Elijah McClain supporters want the Aurora police officers involved punished. 14/30

Michael Emery Hecker School board member Tay Anderson came to the McClain protest. 15/30

Michael Emery Hecker A demonstrator signaling "OK," a symbol commandeered by the Proud Boys to symbolize white supremacy. 16/30

Michael Emery Hecker Denver PSL and Elijah McClain supporters marching through downtown Denver. 17/30

Michael Emery Hecker The Denver Police kept the two rallies separate. 18/30

Michael Emery Hecker Trump supporters. 19/30

Michael Emery Hecker McClain supporters. 20/30

Michael Emery Hecker Trump supporters. 21/30

Michael Emery Hecker Elijah McClain supporters and Trump supporters exchanged comments. 22/30

Michael Emery Hecker A McClain supporter and a Trump supporter engaged. 23/30

Michael Emery Hecker And kept engaging. 24/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters from both sides exchanged words. 25/30

Michael Emery Hecker And more words. 26/30

Michael Emery Hecker And still more words. 27/30

Michael Emery Hecker And more... 28/30

Michael Emery Hecker And more. 29/30

Michael Emery Hecker Both actions ended pecaefully. 30/30

Dueling Demonstrations for Elijah McClain and Donald Trump in Denver

The Denver branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a rally to demand justice for Elijah McClain on November 21 at the Colorado Capitol — where it overlapped with a Stop the Steal demonstration on behalf of President Donald Trump. The Denver Police Department kept the protests separate as both headed into downtown Denver.

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