Thousands of people took to the streets of New York City on Saturday to demonstrate against police violence in the wake of several deadly confrontations this year between officers and unarmed black citizens. This time-lapse video, made at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and 29th Street in Manhattan, shows demonstrators marching over a 90-minute period. Authorities estimated that more than 25,000 people marched in New York on Saturday, police told the New York Times, while thousands more held a similar protest in Washington, D.C.
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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 ImagesDemonstrators chant at Freedom Plaza in Washington on Dec. 13, 2014.Jose Luis Magana—APThousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in New York City as part of the Millions March on Dec. 13, 2014.Andrew HinderakerThousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in New York City as part of the Millions March on Dec. 13, 2014.Andrew HinderakerPeople march in the National March Against Police Violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton—Getty ImagesThousands 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 ImagesPeople 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 ImagesThousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in new York City on Dec. 13, 2014.John Minchillo—APA 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—APLesley 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 ImagesA man holds up a ''Jail Killer Cops' sign during a 'Millions March' demonstration in Oakland, Calif. on Dec. 13, 2014.Elijah Nouvelage—Getty ImagesPeople march in the National March Against Police Violence on Dec. 13, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton—Getty ImagesThousands of protestors demonstrate against police brutality in New York City as part of the Millions March on Dec. 13, 2014.Andrew Hinderaker
