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Lawrence defends the right to protest injustice

More than 3,000 Clemson community members flooded Bowman Field for the Clemson Community Peaceful Demonstration on Saturday to stand up against the injustices plaguing the black community in America following the killings of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor.

The events lead organizers, Clemson football players, Mike Jones, Darien Rencher, Cornell Powell and Trevor Lawrence addressed media members prior to the demonstration.

One reporter asked Lawrence for his thoughts surrounding Colin Kaepernick and others kneeling for the national anthem to protest injustice after former Tiger DeAndre Hopkins tweeted a picture in a #ImWithKap jersey recently.