Civil Rights

Narragansett stages Black Lives Matter rally by the seawall

“I just wanted a place for people to feel safe and spread the word,” said Kyleigh Sackal, who organized the event. Protests against police violence and the murder of George Floyd popped up all over Rhode Island today. This morning in Narragansett, Kyleigh Sackal organized a 300 person gathering by the seawall as a 50 car caravan looped past. “I

Rhode Island News: Narragansett stages Black Lives Matter rally by the seawall

June 7, 2020, 7:18 pm

By Uprise RI Staff

I just wanted a place for people to feel safe and spread the word,” said Kyleigh Sackal, who organized the event.


Protests against police violence and the murder of George Floyd popped up all over Rhode Island today. This morning in Narragansett, Kyleigh Sackal organized a 300 person gathering by the seawall as a 50 car caravan looped past.

“I just wanted a place for people to feel safe and spread the word,” said Sackal.

Latrell Smith came out to support Black Lives Matter. “All the stuff that’s going on in the world, it’s just not right,” said Smith.

Sarah Markey provided pictures and video:

2020-06-07 Narragansett BLM - Sarah Markey