Cops have used pepper spray at least 5 times against a Black led march to the polls in Graham NC. Multiple arrests. Kids got sprayed.
Some of the pepper spray blew back on the cops and they were choking.
Some of the pepper spray blew back on the cops and they were choking.
There was no violence except from cops. They sprayed people for marching in the street.
A bunch of cops are using their vests to cover their body cams and hide their names. 
Cop with a "thin blue line" patch is refusing to pull his mask over his nose.
Immediately as the permit expired, militarized sheriff's deputies stormed out of the courthouse, pepper sprayed, and mass arrest the crowd gathered in the legal protest area.
Again, this was a march to the polls.
Again, this was a march to the polls.
I was not caught up in that because I was trying to help with another situation where racists were harassing a Black family who were forced to walk through their area because the cops forbade them from walking the other way.
Now the militarized sheriffs are threatening to arrest jail support. A police dog is barking in the background.
Correct to the above. The permit actually lasted until 3pm. The cops decided to bust up the march early.
The cops ran forward and arrested two people from the jail support team. We're not sure why. They just ran out and grabbed them.
People in the crowd are saying one person was arrested for using a megaphone, which is not illegal.
March organizer Rev Drumwright was speaking to the media after being released from jail. The militarized sheriffs came forward and said he would be arrested if he doesn't leave Graham for 72 hours.
A lawyer explained that's not legal but the cops still ordered him to leave.
A lawyer explained that's not legal but the cops still ordered him to leave.
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