St. Ignatius Church at Boston College
Originally, I planned to go all the way downtown to take photos in the Boston Common and around Copley but the state closed the MBTA early last night and suspended all service for today making it impossible to get anywhere outside of walking distance.
Read MoreOn January 19 around one thousand people gathered at the Old State House (sight of the Boston Massacre) to march on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. There was a planned four-mile march in solidarity with similar events going on in at least twenty-eight other cities under the hashtag #ReclaimMLK.
Read MoreMarching past the Old City Hall
Monday night about sixty Black Lives Matter protests, organized by Boston youth, marched around downtown, eventually blocking the North Station subway entrance.
Read MoreDuring the public unveiling of outgoing Governor Deval Patrick's official portrait a few dozen Black Lives Matter protesters demonstrated outside. Organized by the same group of high school students featured in previous posts, they were joined by a few other local activists.
Read MoreStudents gathered at the State House starting around noon
On Monday December 22, a group of a few dozen Boston-area high school students walked out of class and met at the State House to protest police violence and brutality. Monday's walkout was organized by some of the same students as High School Student March on December 9. It was also one of the first protests in Boston after the Saturday murders of two NYPD officers.
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