Tens of thousands of protesters converged on the nation's major cities Saturday to protest police violence against black men Michael Brown and Eric Garner. Huge crowds - at least 25,000 in New York City - took to the streets chanting slogans and waving signs. Comparable numbers were observed in Washington, D.C., while other major demonstrations hit Chicago, Boston and cities in California. The incensed crowd were joined by the relatives of black people shot dead, mainly by white police officers. In Washington, Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden and Eric Garner's widow, Esaw Garner, attended. Proceedings were mainly peaceful, but two NYPD officers were injured in a confrontation on the Brooklyn Bridge after thousands of protesters stopped traffic.
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At least 25,000 took to the streets in New York City, police confirmed, with similar estimates in the capital
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Protests shut down the Brooklyn Bridge as activists flooded across it, and two NYPD officers were injured
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Chicago, Boston, Colorado Springs and Oakland California among other cities hit by protests
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Marchers waved 'Black Lives Matter' sings in bid to end to police violence
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Prominent figures included Michael Brown's mother Lesley McSpadden, as well as Sybrina Fulton, mother of Trayvon Martin, and Tamir Rice's mother, Samaria
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Garner's widow told the crowd: 'Let's keep it strong, long and meaningful'
New York: Protesters decrying the police marched through @placeholder, with the NYPD reportedly confirming crowd sizes of at least 25,000