--- title: Republican Convention: 3D 360-Degree Video of a Protest description: TIME photographers went inside the National March and Rally Against Racism Injustice and White Supremacy to film a 3D 360-Degree video. canonical: https://time.com/4416251/republican-convention-protest-360-degree-video/ author: TIME Video article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-21T01:22:56.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:54.323Z article:section: Politics og:title: Go Inside an RNC Protest With This 360-Degree Video og:description: A 3D look at a rally in Cleveland. og:url: https://time.com/4416251/republican-convention-protest-360-degree-video/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52dec468bdc2042e/69889cf20b72e3afd16ea496/rnc-republican-national-convention-360-video-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2258 og:image:height: 1270 og:image:alt: rnc-republican-national-convention-360-video-protest og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Go Inside an RNC Protest With This 360-Degree Video twitter:description: A 3D look at a rally in Cleveland. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt52dec468bdc2042e/69889cf20b72e3afd16ea496/rnc-republican-national-convention-360-video-protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Go Inside a Protest at the GOP Convention With This 3D 360-Degree Video > Sponsored content. 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Ben Lowy for TIME by [TIME Video](https://time.com/author/time-video/) ## TIME Video Jul 21, 2016 1:22 AM UTC The Republicans were not the only ones to hold a convention in Cleveland this week. On July 16, a rally against racial injustice was held in conjunction with The National Convention of the Oppressed—Black Unity Convention in the Ohio city. About 100 [protesters gathered](http://www.cleveland.com/rnc-2016/index.ssf/2016/07/about%5F100%5Fattend%5Fprotest%5Fmarch.html) before the Republican National Convention began to call Donald Trump a “racist” and “embarrassment to America.” Activists criticized violence against blacks and said the major political parties need to pay attention to their demands. 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