Carrying signs denouncing racism and brutality, about 60 protestors marched through Manchester on Saturday afternoon to demand change in the town’s police department.
The rally protested the police killing of Jose Soto last April, and condemned how officers handled a disturbance call last weekend that ended with the arrest of a Black hotel guest.
“Take the flag down - the people have spoken,” organizer Keren Prescott yelled into a megaphone, drawing a chant from the crowd.
Prescott, the leader of PowerUp Manchester, said the flag - meant as a symbol of solidarity in law enforcement - came to represent violence and sedition at the Jan.