CLERMONT, Fla. – More than 600 people gathered across Clermont to protest the killing of George Floyd by a minneapolis police officer Wednesday.
One demonstration started at Waterfront Park around 3 p.m. and the group of hundreds marched to Clermont City Hall where an open mic forum was held by community members.
Dozens of people stepped up to the microphone to talk about some of their experiences in the community, social injustice adn the importance of voting.
A white mom from Minneola brought her 7-year-ld son to the demonstration. She said it was an opportunity to teach her son. “As an educator, I think it’s really important that I teach my own son first, and so we talked about what’s happening.