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Protesters and police square off in Cleveland during convention

July 19, 2016
Black Lives Matter supporters protest and chant together in unison on July 19, 2016 at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Protestors chanted various things such as "Smash the system. Smash the state. America was never great."
Black Lives Matter supporters protest and chant together in unison on July 19, 2016 at Public Square in Cleveland, Ohio. Protestors chanted various things such as "Smash the system. Smash the state. America was never great."

Protesters and police officers squared off starting at 3 p.m. on Tuesday, July 19. Protests began at East 17 Street and Euclid Avenue.

A group known as "By the Believers" protested on the edge of Cleveland State University off Euclid Ave. 

The group held up signs and shouted at "rival" group, the Westboro Baptist Church, who were picketing near the street. 

Police on foot and bike stayed near the two groups as they faced off for about a half hour.

Police officers filled Public Square in lines on bikes, horseback and foot.

Police outnumbered protesters in the square located by Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument. Several groups were protesting including Black Lives Matter, Westboro Baptist Church, Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, an anarchist group and a group with Jesuspreacher.com on their signs.

The protests were peaceful to a certain extent, but tension grew between police and protesters. 

After, the groups began to get more heated, specifically with each other, police brought in more numbers within the square and its surrounding area.

The protest moved out of the square and to surrounding roads near Superior Ave.

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Protests have escalated since yesterday, where only two groups held protests amounting to less than 500 people.

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