S.T.A.N.D. protest at Freedom Corner

Ben Matthews

Sunday, August 9, 2020

More than 50 people participated in an all-day Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND) protest event co-hosted by Midwest Council for Civil Rights and Missouri Social Activism on Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, in Cape Girardeau. The event featured multiple speakers and teaching sessions, information about voting and local budgets, and multiple sessions of protests and chants on the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard.

Mckenzie Eston reads the names of victims of police brutality during a candlelight vigil Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. Sunday marked six years since Michael Brown Jr. was fatally shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Midwest Council for Civil Rights members Mckenzie Eston, left, and Shelby Seabaugh lead a vigil for black lives during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
From left, Lindsey Snyder, Katelyn Dickey and Megan Compton light tea candles before a vigil at a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Jada Guzman helps light a candle for Gabriel Generally, right, before a candlelight vigil at a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Audience members hold candles during a vigil at a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State student and St. Louis resident Rowan Van Horn, right, participates in a video project during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Shelby Seabaugh speaks during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Southeast Missouri State student Ries Lundstrom, right, discusses local police budgets during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
Gabriel Generally, center, leads a chant during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)

Trevor Roberts, center, sits with a group of demonstrators during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A "Justice for Madi" sign is seen attached to the base of the Statue of Liberty during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)
A mask is seen placed over the Statue of Liberty during a "Standing Together Against National Discrimination (STAND)" protest Sunday, Aug. 9, 2020, at the corner of Broadway and West End Boulevard in Cape Girardeau. (Ben Matthews ~ Southeast Missourian)