Photos: Moments of Unity at Peaceful George Floyd Protests

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Monique Gray chants during a demonstration to honor of George Floyd on June 03, 2020 in San Francisco, California. Thousands of of people came out to honor George Floyd who died after being held down by Derek Chauvin, a former member of the Minneapolis Police Department who has since been fired and charged with third degree murder. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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Demonstrators from various faith groups arrive to attend a “Sit Out the Curfew” protest against the death of George Floyd who died on May 25 in Minneapolis whilst in police custody, along a street in Oakland, California on June 3, 2020. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/AFP via Getty Images)
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San Francisco police officers kneel after a crowd of protesters called for them to “take a knee” in front of a police station in San Francisco, California on June 3, 2020. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)
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A San Jose police officer fist bumps a protester just after the 8:30 p.m. curfew ended in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Anda Chu/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Protesters take a knee along East Santa Clara Street outside City Hall in San Jose, Calif., on Tuesday, June, 2, 2020. Demonstrations continued around the Bay Area in the name of George Floyd. (Anda Chu/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Protesters kneel as they protest the killing of George Floyd in downtown Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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A police officer from the Pacifica Police Department shakes hands with a protester during a protest for the killing of George Floyd near the entrance of Highway 101 at Broadway and Woodside Road in Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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A Police officer with the Redwood City Police Department gets a hug from a protester after he took a knee during a protest of the killing of George Floyd near the entrance of Highway 101 at Broadway and Woodside Road in Redwood City, Calif., on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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The coast to coast George Floyd protests reach the San Francisco coast as marchers walk peacefully along the Great Highway next to the Pacific Ocean, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (Karl Mondon/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Douglas Briscoe, of Oakland, raises his fist from the sunroof of his father Doug Briscoe’s SUV as thousands of protesters march down Broadway from Oakland Tech High School to Frank Ogawa Plaza during the fourth day of protests over George Floyd’s death by the Minneapolis police in Oakland, Calif., on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Ray Chavez/Digital First Media/East Bay Times via Getty Images)
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Protesters kneel and chant in front of San Jose Police officers while protesting the killing of George Floyd in front of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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A motorcyclist raises his fist in support of protesters as they walk in from of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Library as the protest the killing of George Floyd in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Monday, June 1, 2020. (Nhat Meyer/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Protesters listen to San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo as he takes a knee during a protest of the killing of George Floyd outside of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Isaiah Chatman, left, and his girlfriend, Angelah Hackney, both of Oakland, hold their hands while listening to a speaker before marching in Dublin on Monday, June 1, 2020, the fourth day of Bay Area protests over the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody. (Dai Sugano/Digital First Media/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Santa Rosa police Chief Rainer “Ray” Navarro and another officer participate in a demonstration following the death of George Floyd. (June 1, 2020)
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Actor Jamie Foxx, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and other community leaders stage a peaceful “kneel-in” outside San Francisco City Hall. (June 1, 2020)
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People clean up graffiti in downtown Oakland following days of civil unrest. (June 1, 2020)
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People clean up graffiti in downtown Oakland following days of civil unrest. (June 1, 2020)
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People kneel in front of the Hall of Justice in San Francisco, Sunday, May 31, 2020, at protests over the Memorial Day death of George Floyd.
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Demonstrators rally in San Francisco on Sunday, May 31, 2020, protesting the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
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Groups of marchers meet up in San Francisco, Sunday, May 31, 2020, at protests over the Memorial Day death of George Floyd.
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Demonstrators hold their hands up during a protest over the police killing of George Floyd, outside City Hall in San Francisco, California on May 31, 2020. – The United States has erupted into days and nights of protests, violence, and looting, following the death of George Floyd after he was detained and held down by a knee to his neck, dying shortly after. (Photo by PHILIP PACHECO/Agence France-Presse/AFP via Getty Images)
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Santa Cruz Mayor Justin Cummings and Police Chief Andy Mills kneel in peaceful protest days after the killing of George Floyd.
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San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo speaks to protesters as he takes a knee during a protest of the killing of George Floyd outside of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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A San Jose Police officer gives a protester a hug during a protest for the killing of George Floyd outside of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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People protest the killing of George Floyd outside of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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A protester holds a flower while protesting the killing of George Floyd outside of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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Protesters shake hands with a Santa Clara County Sheriffs officer during a protest of the killing of George Floyd outside of San Jose City Hall in downtown San Jose, Calif., on Sunday, May 31, 2020. (Photo by Nhat V. Meyer/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)
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