Photos: Thousands of Protesters Gathered for Saturday Demonstrations in DC

By NBCWashington Staff • Published June 6, 2020 • Updated on June 13, 2020 at 11:44 pm

Demonstrations in Washington, D.C., on Saturday were expected to be the highest-attended in a string of protests against racism held this past week. Protesters spoke out about the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and other black victims of police brutality in the U.S. See photos of the protests near the Lincoln Memorial.

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march down Pennsylvania Avenue during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march while protesting against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather near Lafayette Park during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Bicyclist stop on Constitution Avenue to symbolically take a knee while protesting against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Protestors gather along 16th Street NW near the White House during George Floyd protests on June 6, 2020 in Washington, D.C. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators walk past the World War II Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Demonstrator raise their fists at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: Demonstrators carrying signs gather near the U.S. Capitol during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: National Guard members deploy near the White House as peaceful protests are scheduled against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Washington to participate in peaceful protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: National Guard members stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on Washington to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON,DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators stand in front of the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on Washington to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators participate in a peaceful protest at the Lincoln Memorial against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Washington to participate in peaceful protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march while protesting against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators participate in a peaceful protest at the Lincoln Memorial against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Washington to participate in peaceful protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Demonstrators, face the Washington Monument, as they hold placards at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march near the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Demonstrators hold placards at the Lincoln Memorial during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Protesters gather at “Black Lives Matter Plaza” in Washington, DC, before the start of a demonstration against racism and police brutality, on June 6, 2020. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

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Protesters gather at “Black Lives Matter Plaza” in Washington, DC, before the start of a demonstration against racism and police brutality, on June 6, 2020. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Daniel SLIM / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL SLIM/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators hold up signs at the Lincoln Memorial during a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Washington to participate in peaceful protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators begin to gather at the Lincoln Memorial to participate in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. Thousands of people are expected to descend on Washington to participate in peaceful protests in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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Demonstrators hold placards at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against racism and police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Demonstrators hold placards at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against racism and police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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Demonstrators hold placards at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against racism and police brutality on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. – Demonstrations are being held across the US following the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, while being arrested in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Olivier DOULIERY / AFP) (Photo by OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Protestors take photos of graffiti on the Treasury Department building behind recently erected security fences near the White House during George Floyd protests on June 6, 2020 in Washington, D.C. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather on the newly-named Black Lives Plaza while protesting peacefully against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather at the Lincoln Memorial during a protest against police brutality and racism takes place on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: A man and young boy ride a bicycle with a Black Lives Matter sign attached as protest against police brutality and racism take place on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Paula Bathalon wears her George C. Marshall high school graduation cap and gown while protesting against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Protestors march down 16th Street towards the White House during demonstrations sparked by the killing of George Floyd on June 6, 2020 in Washington, United States. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Young demonstrators make signs to be used during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: A demonstrator holds signs in front of members of the National Guard while observing a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: A demonstrator holds a sign that reads “Justice For George” while standing at Freedom Plaza during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descended on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Protestors march under Scott Circle NW on 16th Street NW during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd near the White House on June 6, 2020 in Washington, United States. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Protestors march under Scott Circle NW on 16th Street NW during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd near the White House on June 6, 2020 in Washington, United States. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: Pilomena Wankenge of the DC Freedom Fighters shouts to a crowd gathered at the John A. Wilson Building during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25th. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather at Freedom Plaza during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25th. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Pilomena Wankenge of the DC Freedom Fighters waves an American flag to a crowd gathered at the John A. Wilson Building during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man, who died while in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25th. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Police stand guard at the J. Edgar Hoover Building during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Health care workers march during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: A demonstrator holds up a sign in front of FBI Police standing guard at the J. Edgar Hoover Building during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march while protesting against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: A young demonstrator holds a sign that reads “BLM” during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: A protestor dressed as the Bible walks near the White House during George Floyd protests on June 6, 2020 in Washington, D.C. This is the 12th day of protests since George Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on May 25. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 06: Demonstrators gather on the newly named Black Lives Plaza across from Lafayette Park while protesting peacefully against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: Demonstrators march on Constitution Avenue during a protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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WASHINGTON, – JUNE 06: District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser (C) speaks to demonstrators gathered on the newly named Black Lives Plaza during a peaceful protest against police brutality and racism on June 6, 2020 in Washington, DC. This is the 12th day of protests with thousands of people descending on the city to peacefully demonstrate in the wake of the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

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