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Thousands Rally in St. Louis for Second Day of Protests Over Police Shootings
Protesters prepare to march Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in St Louis. More than 1,000 gathered Saturday in downtown St. Louis for a second day of organized rallies to protest Michael Brown’s death and other fatal police shootings in the area and elsewhere. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast) AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast\n

Thousands Rally in St. Louis for Second Day of Protests Over Police Shootings

Vietnam-era peace activists, New York City seminarians and hundreds of fast-food workers were bused in from Chicago, Nashville and other cities.

ST. LOUIS (TheBlaze/AP) — Thousands have gathered in St. Louis for a second day of rallies and marches protesting Michael Brown's death and other fatal police shootings.

Protesters prepare to march Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in St Louis. (Image source: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Vietnam-era peace activists, New York City seminarians and hundreds of fast-food workers were bused in from Chicago, Nashville and other cities to joined local residents and activists Saturday.

Protesters prepare to march Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in St Louis. (Image source: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Michael Brown, a black, unarmed 18-year-old, was shot and killed Aug. 9 by Darren Wilson, a white officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson.

Four days of events are planned in the St. Louis area. They started Friday afternoon with a march outside the St. Louis county prosecutor's office in Clayton.

Protesters march down Market Street on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2014, in St Louis. (Image source: AP/Charles Rex Arbogast)

Saturday's march in downtown St. Louis came hours before the Cardinals were set to host the San Francisco Giants in the first game of the National League Championship Series.

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