These 10 photographs show how the peaceful and socially distant BLM protest unfolded in Edinburgh’s St Andrew Square this afternoon.
. Black Lives Matter
Protesters from across the city have come together in St Andrew Square to demand an end to racism in Scotland. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
. Anti-racist slogans
Demonstrators have affixed placards to fences set up by the police, with slogans and the names of black historical leaders - like Samuel Sharpe, who led the 1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
. Nanny of the Maroons
Nanny of the Maroons was a slave from Ghana who is considered to be a Jamaican national hero, after leading a community of former British slaves on the island called the Windward Maroons. They fought a lengthy war against the British in the early 18th century. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
1. Black Lives Matter
Protesters from across the city have come together in St Andrew Square to demand an end to racism in Scotland. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
2. Anti-racist slogans
Demonstrators have affixed placards to fences set up by the police, with slogans and the names of black historical leaders - like Samuel Sharpe, who led the 1832 slave rebellion in Jamaica. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
3. Nanny of the Maroons
Nanny of the Maroons was a slave from Ghana who is considered to be a Jamaican national hero, after leading a community of former British slaves on the island called the Windward Maroons. They fought a lengthy war against the British in the early 18th century. Photo: Lisa Ferguson
4. Sheku Bayoh
Many at the protest held placards demanding justice for Sheku Bayoh, a black man who died in police custody in Scotland in 2015. Photo: Lisa Ferguson