GREENSBORO, N.C. — Protesters organized once again for the fourth straight night of demonstrations across the Triad.
Greensboro and High Point remain under a curfew for the second night in a row. The curfew is from 8:00 p.m. Tuesday night until 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday.
Winston-Salem is not under a curfew because Mayor Allen Joines said the conditions have not warranted it.
A number of protesters gathered in Winston-Salem. They played music, holding signs and marched on 6th Street in between Trade and Liberty Streets. Organizers said they want it to remain calm and productive.
In Greensboro, demonstrators marched through the streets of downtown - stopping at 100 Police Plaza downtown. Outside the front steps, a couple hundred people kneeled silently for nine minutes - a gesture to honor the life of George Floyd. This protest ended peacefully.
One of the marchers, Spencer Blackwell, told WMFY News 2 he wanted to make sure the message of the protest was clear.
"But I want the narrative to be known. This is peaceful. This was a peaceful event, this was a loving event, this was an event of unity. We didn't come to destroy the Greensboro. We came to challenge the City of Greensboro - but we didn't come to destroy it," he said.
Four people were arrested Monday night following a protest in downtown Greensboro. A citywide curfew was in place for Greensboro and police warned the protesters repeatedly they would be arrested if they failed to leave the area of the protest.
One man was arrested after he climbed a statue in downtown Greensboro following the protest that was dispersed. Greensboro fire crews used a ladder truck to remove the man from the statue before he was arrested.
The four men are charged with curfew violations. Another man was charged with felony possession of a weapon of mass death and destruction. Police said he was arrested without a warrant because there was probable cause to believe he had a weapon of mass death and destruction by having a Molotov cocktail in his possession.
Monday night's protest
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