--- description: Mass demonstrations in New York, Chicago and Washington on Saturday title: See Thousands Rally Across U.S. Against Police Brutality image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfc9df890908922e7/69876e9435ba6faeebc05f5d/police-brutality-protest-nyc-dc-009.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # See Thousands Rally Across U.S. Against Police Brutality by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 14, 2014 6:08 PM CUT  Thousands of people gather at Washington Square to march through Manhattan to protest police violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. Thousands of people gather at Washington Square to march through Manhattan to protest police violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City.Cem Ozdel—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Dec 14, 2014 6:08 PM CUT  Thousands of people gather at Washington Square to march through Manhattan to protest police violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. Cem Ozdel—Anadolu Agency/Getty Images  Demonstrators chant at Freedom Plaza in Washington on Dec. 13, 2014. Jose Luis Magana—AP  Thousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in New York City as part of the Millions March on Dec. 13, 2014. Andrew Hinderaker  Thousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in New York City as part of the Millions March on Dec. 13, 2014. Andrew Hinderaker  People march in the National March Against Police Violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton—Getty Images  Thousands take part in the "Justice for All" march and rally down Pennsylvania Avenue to the U.S. Capitol in Washington D.C. on Dec. 13, 2014. Saul Loeb—AFP/Getty Images  People shout slogans against police as they take part in a march against police violence in New York City on Dec. 13, 2014. Eduardo Munoz—Reuters  Young boys watch from a seat in a charter bus as demonstrators march along Michigan Avenue to protest police brutality on Dec. 13, 2014 in Chicago. Scott Olson—Getty Images  Thousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in new York City on Dec. 13, 2014. John Minchillo—AP  A police officer looks into the crowd, after he was hit on the leg with paint thrown by protesters during an evening demonstration against police violence in Oakland, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2014. Stephen Lam—Reuters  Film director Spike Lee, and others, march on Pennsylvania Avenue toward Capitol Hill in Washington, on Dec. 13, 2014. Jose Luis Magana—AP  Lesley McSpadden, mother of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, shot and killed in Ferguson, Mo., in August, helps lead the march on Dec. 13, 2014 in Washington D.C. Chip Somodevilla—Getty Images  A man holds up a ''Jail Killer Cops' sign during a 'Millions March' demonstration in Oakland, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2014. Elijah Nouvelage—Getty Images  People march in the National March Against Police Violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton—Getty Images  Thousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in New York City as part of the Millions March on Dec. 13, 2014. 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