At least seven people were arrested Thursday morning in Manhattan after trying to disrupt the annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade as part of a protest against the grand jury decision in Ferguson, Missouri. The demonstrators used the hashtag #Stoptheparade on Twitter to rally supporters to their cause in New York City ahead of the holiday festivities. 'Listen, I am a big defender of parades. Basically #stoptheparade is just taking the existing parade & making it more meaningful, so win-win? wrote user Em Cameron Thursday morning. Scroll down for video Busted: Police officers in New York City arrested at least seven Ferguson protesters during annual Thanksgiving parade
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Seven demonstrators were arrested for trying to enter the parade path on Sixth Avenue
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The hashtag #StopTheParade was used on Twitter Wednesday night to organize the protest
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About 50 demonstrators met outside New York Public Library on Fifth Avenue before the parade
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Thousands of people spent the night blocking traffic around the city and chanting slogans
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Law enforcement sources told The Post a lack of arrests during other protests this week inspired the movement
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