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Photo gallery: Newport Beach protests the death of George Floyd

The worldwide civil unrest caused by George Floyd’s death — by suffocation, as one officer knelt on his neck for nearly nine minutes — largely did not slide into violence in Newport Beach, where four demonstrations were planned around the city Wednesday.

Protesters take a knee at the entrance to Fashion Island during a Black Lives Matter protest which began at MacArthur Boulevard and East Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Protesters take a knee at the entrance to Fashion Island during a Black Lives Matter protest which began at MacArthur Boulevard and East Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard during a protest on Wednesday.

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard during a protest on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

Protesters march from the Fashion Island entrance during a Black Lives Matter protest which began at MacArthur Boulevard and East Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Protesters march from the Fashion Island entrance during a Black Lives Matter protest which began at MacArthur Boulevard and East Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

Demonstrators protesting George Floyd's death and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement participate in a peaceful demonstration near the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday.

Demonstrators protesting George Floyd’s death and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement participate in a peaceful demonstration near the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

Protesters take a knee on a traffic island at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Coast Highway during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Protesters take a knee on a traffic island at the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Coast Highway during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

A woman holds a sign as protesters pass near the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday.

A woman holds a sign as protesters pass near the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

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Protesters march north past Ruby’s during a Black Lives Matter protest which began at MacArthur Boulevard and East Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

A motorist yells her support while driving past protesters holding signs during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

A motorist yells her support while driving past protesters holding signs during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

Organizer Alesia Robinson brings together peaceful protesters to thank them for their participation during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Organizer Alesia Robinson brings together peaceful protesters to thank them for their participation during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

Organizer Alesia Robinson brings together peaceful protesters to thank them for their participation during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Organizer Alesia Robinson brings together peaceful protesters to thank them for their participation during a Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard on Wednesday.

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

Protesters march past a boarded window at a business in support of the Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Protesters march past a boarded window at a business in support of the Black Lives Matter protest in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

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Protesters get vocal during a Black Lives Matter protest at MacArthur Boulevard and East Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday.  (Don Leach / Staff Photographer)

Demonstrators protesting George Floyd's death and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement participate in a peaceful demonstration near the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday.

Demonstrators protesting George Floyd’s death and supporting the Black Lives Matter movement participate in a peaceful demonstration near the Newport Beach Pier on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard on Wednesday.

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer )

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard as a passing motorist flashes peace signs on Wednesday.

Demonstrators walk down Balboa Boulevard as a passing motorist flashes peace signs on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

Demonstrators gather in front of the Ben Carlson Memorial in Newport Beach on Wednesday.

Demonstrators gather in front of the Ben Carlson Memorial in Newport Beach on Wednesday.   (Scott Smeltzer / Staff Photographer)

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