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Standing next to the bust of Martin Luther King Jr., local activist and organizer Jamil Davis warned a crowd of protestors that the proposed “anti-riot” state bill would affect gatherings such as the one he planned for Saturday afternoon.
“This bill is an infringement on our first amendment right,” he said. “This bill causes for black and brown organizers to have to rethink and possibly fear coming here to do these demonstrations.”
“But today, this bill is not a law.”
Walking two by two through South Palafox down to Plaza Ferdinand, Davis and about 100 others chanted such phrases as “Black Lives Matter” and “DeSantis has got to go.” There were some confused faces from diners sitting outside, but there were also a few raised fists and honking horns praising the demonstration.