Crowds gathered in smaller, more rural towns across New York on Saturday to protest racism and honor black lives lost to police brutality — reflecting how widespread protests have become outside of major cities.
"Our discomfort is but a fraction of the pain," said Teresa Veramendi after the bells had stopped ringing.
Speakers at Saturday's vigil also read out the names and manner of deaths of several black people either killed by police or during a racist altercation. "I've been to a couple of different frat parties, and there's been a couple of people that — one too many drinks — and they think it's comfortable to say the N-word," she said."Me being outnumbered, if I say something, I've been told I'm starting a problem."
Hands shoot up after a speaker asks if people have ever heard someone say something racist but done nothing about it at a rally in Canton, N.Y. Saturday.Hands shoot up after a speaker asks if people have ever heard someone say something racist but done nothing about it at a rally in Canton, N.Y. Saturday.New York City and other major metropolitan cities continue to attract thousands of protesters and a large portion of media coverage, but smaller protests are popping up everywhere.
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