The city had a day of peaceful protests without the riots or looting that were seen in days gone by.

Peaceful night in Los Angeles after the removal of the curfew

The Latino community supports the fight of the Black Lives Matters movement in Los Angeles.

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David Villafranca / EFE

The city of The Angels had a totally peaceful night even by removing the curfew that was imposed in the city for five consecutive days due to riots and looting.

The protests held in the city last Thursday were uneventful. "Based on the current situation and the recent pattern of peaceful protesters' actions, the County Sheriff's Department will no longer enforce a curfew"Indicated the Los Angeles Police Department in the morning.

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Around midnight, the atmosphere in the streets of the city center had no nothing to do with the violent scenes and riots of the past weekend.

Hundreds of protesters stood in front of the City Hall with music, banners and speeches, while the troops of the National Guard They continued deployed in various strategic points in the city.

Thursday's protests as well as peaceful, they sent a message of unity since many communities joined the fight, among them the Latino community.

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With slogans like "Your fight is my fight", "Mexico for Black Lives Matter" or "The union is strength", Latinos, a very large community in southern CaliforniaThey returned to the concentrations to support the movement.

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