Photos: Protesters peacefully march on the fair
Rashad Turner, one of the organizers of the BlackFair protest, lead those who gathered at Hamline Park in a chant before they marched to the fair.
Courtney Perry for MPR News
Marchers for the Black Lives Matter demonstration titled #BlackFair began at Hamline Park in St. Paul on Saturday, walked up Snelling Ave. and along Como before heading to the front gates of the State Fair.
About 325 marchers staged a a peaceful protest at the fairgrounds, escorted by St. Paul Police on bikes and horses.
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