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Protesters March Through Downtown Denver on Inauguration Day

By Michael Emery Hecker

Thursday, January 21, 2021 at 10:52 a.m.

Michael Emery Hecker On January 20, protesters called on President Joe Biden to release children from detainment. 1/30

Michael Emery Hecker Members of the Brown Berets led the protest. 2/30

Michael Emery Hecker Members of the Brown Berets asked for children to be released. 3/30

Michael Emery Hecker Demonstrators carried anti-fascist signs. 4/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protestors urged a continued fight against the right. 5/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters gathered on the east side of the Capitol. 6/30

Michael Emery Hecker Hours after Biden's inauguration, activists responded at the Colorado Capitol. 7/30

Michael Emery Hecker Activists offered speeches after the inauguration. 8/30

Michael Emery Hecker About 100 people gathered at the Capitol. 9/30

Michael Emery Hecker The protest then moved through downtown Denver. 10/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters on the move in downtown Denver. 11/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters on the move in downtown Denver. 12/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters on the move in downtown Denver. 13/30

Michael Emery Hecker Members of the Brown Berets called on President Biden to release children from detainment. 14/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters broadcast their message across downtown. 15/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters on the move. 16/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters moved through downtown. 17/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters used signs and stickers to deliver their messages. 18/30

Michael Emery Hecker The protest moved downtown. 19/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters marched through downtown. 20/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters marched through downtown. 21/30

Michael Emery Hecker A protester stickered messages on the 16th Street Mall. 22/30

Michael Emery Hecker A protester stickering businesses. 23/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters marched through downtown. 24/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters marching through downtown. 25/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters broadcasting their message. 26/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters marched through downtown. 27/30

Michael Emery Hecker Brown Berets shared their message. 28/30

Michael Emery Hecker Protesters demonstrated along the 16th Street Mall. 29/30

Michael Emery Hecker Police were at the ready, but the protest remained peaceful. 30/30

Protesters March Through Downtown Denver on Inauguration Day

Hours after the inauguration, protesters met at the Colorado State Capitol to share their demand that President Joe Biden release the hundreds of children separated from their families through the Trump administration's "zero-tolerance policy" on illegal immigration. Then the demonstrators marched through downtown chanting, "Fuck Trump, fuck Biden, too. They don’t give a fuck about you." They had more messages, too.

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