PHOTOS: Protesters take to streets outside of United Center

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PHOTOS: Protesters take to streets outside of United Center

Hundreds of protesters in Chicago took to the streets outside of the Democratic National Convention.

A protester signals during a protest in Union Park near the United Center in Chicago, the site of the Democratic National Convention, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Protestors wave multiple flags during a rally at Union Park near the site of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, August 19, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Demonstrators chant as they listen to speakers on the main stage at Union Park near the site of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, August 19, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Hundreds of protesters gather prior to a demonstration at Union Park during the first day of the Democratic National Convention on Monday, August 19, 2024, in Chicago.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A protester from Atlanta, Ga., Gawahir Kamil, chants as she marches to the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in Chicago.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Protesters arrived on W Washington Blvd to meet a fence outside the Democratic National Convention after a rally at Union Park on Monday, August 19, 2024, in Chicago.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A protester is seen chanting as they gather during a demonstration at Union Park on Monday, August 19, 2024, the first day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.

(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A protester reacts as she listens to a speaker during a protest at Union Park near the United Center in Chicago, the site of the Democratic National Convention, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Under the watchful eye of heavy security provided by the Chicago police, protesters initiated a march towards the Democratic National Convention after holding a rally at Union Park on Monday, August 19, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Cornel West, an independent presidential candidate, speaks during a protest in Union Park near the United Center in Chicago, the site of the Democratic National Convention, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Protesters wave flags during the March on the DNC rally at Union Park in Chicago on Monday, August 19, 2024, demanding a cease-fire in Gaza.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

The protestors were scored by the Chicago Police Bicycle and other agencies Unit during their march on Michigan Ave. They gathered to protest abortion rights, economic injustice, and the war in Gaza as part of their daily protests during the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

The protestors were scored by the Chicago Police Bicycle Unit during their march on Michigan Ave. They gathered to protest abortion rights, economic injustice, and the war in Gaza as part of their daily protests during the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A coalition of protesters was allowed to march on Michigan Avenue. They gathered to protest abortion rights, economic injustice, and the war in Gaza as part of their daily protests during the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A woman carrying a Palestinian flag walked between demonstrators with multiple activist organizations on Sunday, August 18, 2024, as part of the daily demonstrations planned during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A woman with a megaphone chants during a rally with multiple activist organizations on Sunday, August 18, 2024, as part of the daily demonstrations planned during the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

Pro-abortion activists protest in their costumes during a rally in downtown Chicago as part of the daily demonstrations planned during the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

A pro-Palestinian protester chants as a coalition of activist groups gather in downtown Chicago a day before the start of the Democratic National Convention on Sunday, August 18, 2024.
(Miguel Martinez / AJC)

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Credit: Miguel Martinez

A protester signals during a protest in Union Park near the United Center in Chicago, the site of the Democratic National Convention, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. (Miguel Martinez / AJC)

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