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SWAMPSCOTT — “The fight continues,” said the Rev. Dr. André Bennett, speaking through a bullhorn as he stood in front of Gov. Charlie Baker’s house Wednesday afternoon.

Bennett, the president of the Essex County Community Organization, and other protesters who stood with him holding Black Lives Matter signs and posters decrying the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police, made their final stop in front of the governor’s house in what had been a rolling rally through Beverly, Salem and Swampscott.

Shortly before noon, about 100 cars began to gather near the Cummings Center in Beverly for the rally.

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