st 30 people laid on the ground, playing dead, as a Stated Meeting went on inside. The protesters had made their way successfully through building security while holding their hands up as a sign of solidarity with Michael Brown, the 18-year-old black man shot dead by white police officer Darren Wilson, in Ferguson, Mo. Wilson was not indicted by the St. Louis grand jury for murder.

Monday afternoon’s small protest in downtown Manhattan was just one of hundreds erupting all over the country protesting racial injustice and police brutality.

They sang classic gospel songs, such as, “Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around” and “We Shall Overcome,” and prayed.

“The city council men and the Black and Latino Caucus walked out. We didn’t know they were going to do that,” said Rev. Jacqueline Lewis, a senior minister at Middle Collegiate Church on the Lower East Side. “But there’s something happening that’s different—it’s like we’re at a tipping point in America.”

Maybe racism would end as a result of these protests, said Lewis.

Council members Vanessa Gibson, Andy King, Jumaane Williams, Corey Johnson, and Inez Barron were among those chanting and marching.

Late last month, a day after the St. Louis no-indictment decision came out, King interrupted the City Hall Stated Meeting roll call to protest for Ferguson.

He said on Nov. 25, “I rise, Councilmember King here. Black lives matter,” refusing to stop interrupting when Public Advocate Letitia James asked him to. Cross talk continued for several minutes, until James was able to regain order.

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Protesters Bring the Protest Inside City Hall (+Photos)