In continuation of the protests opposing the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict, protesters took to the streets of Chicago Saturday and called for a “communist revolution”.
The march was led by Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rainbow PUSH Coalition.
The group is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate the trial, a suggestion that has been heavily pushed, especially by Congressman Jerry Nadler.
The protest began around 2 p.m. at the Federal Plaza at 219 S. Dearborn. Hundreds of protesters marched to Madison Avenue.
In a press release, Jackson called the verdict a “major blow against justice and open season by the violence of right-wing military”.
Signs held by protesters called Rittenhouse a “white supremacist” and called for an end to “fascist USA”.
One video shows the crowd chanting “The only solution is communist revolution!” “That’s right, we need communism. That’s what we need. We need that! We need that, sister, we need that very much,” one demonstrator said.
One protester, Alicia Senior-Saywell, told WGN 9 “I’m still very, very disappointed. Just a travesty of justice”. “The illegal gun in possession, the Kenosha police basically deputizing him. All of it is based in racism,” she added.
Protests have also broke out in other cities including Portland and New York City. A Portland protest was declared a riot by police when it became violent.