Second march for Black Lives Matter movement in Black Country
A second walk in support of the Black Lives Matter movement took place in the Black Country.
Crowds gathered in Stone Street, Dudley, on Saturday morning to march to Queen Square in Wolverhampton.
Another march took place the previous day, with supporters walking from Stourbridge town centre's clock tower to Dudley town centre.
August 28 marked important dates in black history – including in 1833 the official end of the slave trade, and in 1963 Martin Luther King's "I Have A Dream" speech.
Both events were marked and commemorated on the walk and at the socially-distanced rallies in Dudley and Wolverhampton.
Campaigners hosted a rally with speeches, music and poetry, to mark the important dates.
It comes after the BLM movement received worldwide attention following the death of George Floyd in the US in May.
Mr Floyd died after a white officer held him down by pressing a knee into his neck in Minneapolis on May 25, sparking days of protest in the US.
It also saw thousands of protestors gather in Birmingham for a demonstration over his death – with calls for action over the issue.
Jerry Langford, one of the organisers, said: “We were really pleased with the turnout – to get so many, it was brilliant."
