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More than 5,000 people gathered for a Solidarity Rally Saturday afternoon, June 6, at Maritime Heritage Park in Bellingham to bring the community together “to make a stand for the injustice of a failed system,” according to organizers.

5:30 P.M. ‘LEAN ON ME’

When the speakers ended, the crowd sang and clapped to “Lean on Me” by Bill Withers.

As the crowd streamed out of the park, organizers remained on stage and some crowd members stayed to dance to “Cupid Shuffle” by Cupid in celebration of Juneteenth, the June 19 holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the United States.