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In the six months between when Louisville police shot and killed Breonna Taylor, and when a Grand Jury announced none of the officers involved would face charges for her death, citizens of Louisville have protested without interruption. In the face of escalating violence from both police and fellow citizens, the spontaneous, chaotic actions of early summer are now an organized, militant occupation of space in the heart of downtown. Jefferson Square Park, in the center of the barricade zone, has been transformed into a living memorial to Taylor, and renamed Injustice Square Park.
Alex Harrison reports from the streets of Louisville on how the protest evolved to become militant, and why it had more to do with safety than strategy. Photo credit: Linus Hoeller.
