Some 200 people came together at the Craftsbury Common on Wednesday to hold signs, make speeches, march and even ride a horse in support of black lives.
The rally was organized by local residents Pablo Coddou and Anne-Marie Keppel. It was interrupted several times by counter-protesters, including people who drove by in a truck with a Confederate flag.
It was one of numerous and ongoing protests across Vermont and around the country calling for the dismantling of systemic racism. They began last month after a white police officer was charged with the murder of a black man, George Floyd, in Minneapolis.
Vermont filmmaker Anthony Marques has attended, spoken at and documented several rallies, including the one in Craftsbury. Watch his film below:
Update 7:30 p.m. 6/12/2020: This post has been updated to reflect Anthony Marques' attendance, participation and documentation at several other Black Lives Matter rallies in Vermont, and the presence of counter-protesters at the Craftsbury rally.
