Black Lives Matter Protest_June

A group of early protestors stood at Main St. and Concord Road to share their messages with drivers and walkers who passed by the corner. [Bill Giduz photo]

Tracy and Marvin Brandon were among a number of members and clergy from Gethsemane Baptist Church who joined in the early protest and the subsequent Community Solidarity March. [Bill Giduz photo]

One the early morning protestors shared the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on her poster. [Bill Giduz photo]

A wide variety of protest signs could be seen as folks gathered at a social distance in advance of the Community Solidarity March (#BlackLivesMatter) in Davidson. [Bill Giduz photo]

The significance of the Community Solidarity March crossing the railroad tracks was draw the community together - bridging the tracks that divided the town. [Bill Giduz photo]

Ruby Houston brought her mother Bernice to the Davidson Presbyterian Church parking lot to witness the sight of the group crossing the railroad tracks - tracks that literally and figuratively divided the Town for decades. [Bill Giduz photo]

Marchers filled Depot Street as they headed to the Ada Jenkins Center during the Community Solidarity March. [Bill Giduz photo]

A lot of young people joined in the Community Solidarity March in Davidson. [Bill Giduz photo]

As the marchers walked up Sloan Street, they passed by the house once owned by Ada Jenkins. The teacher was so beloved that the Davidson Colored School was renamed to honor her in 1955. [Bill Giduz photo]

Signs seen during the Community Solidarity March (#BlackLivesMatter). [BIll Giduz photo]

Another scene of marchers coming down Depot Street. [Bill Giduz photo]

A crowd estimated at between 700-800 people marched from Main Street to the Ada Jenkins Center. The front of the group reached Ada while there were still people coming down the hill of Depot Street. [Bill Giduz photo]

The sea of marchers as seen coming down Sloan Street. The Community Solidarity March (#BlackLivesMatter) took the group from Main Street, down Depot Street (over the railroad racks) to Sloan Street, and up Gamble to the Ada Jenkins Center. [Bill Giduz photo]

Marchers carried a variety of signs during the Community Solidarity March (#BlackLivesMatter). [Bill Giduz photo]

Just part of the crowd gathered at the Ada Jenkins Center during the Community Soldarity March for BlackLivesMatter. Opened in 1937, the “Davidson Colored School,” was renamed for teacher Ada Jenkins in 1955. Schools in Davidson were not integrated until 1966. [Bill Giduz photo]

State Senator, and Davidson resident, Natasha Marcus was one of hundreds of marchers in the Community Solidarity March #BlackLivesMatter [Bill Giduz photo]

A big, diverse crowd of people of all ages sat in silence during prayers and reflections at the Ada Jenkins Center as a part of the Community Solidarity March. [Bill Giduz photo]

Davidson Police Chief Penny Dunn participated in the Community Solidarity March.