Vicki Jones with the Harford Couny NAACP, front, and others gathered in Aberdeen's Festival Park bow their heads in a moment of prayer during the Justice Prevails Rally held by the Harford County Coalition for Justice Wednesday, April 21, 2021.

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'Justice Prevails' rally in Aberdeen celebrates Chauvin guilty verdict

Apr 22, 2021

About 20 people gathered in Festival Park in Aberdeen to celebrate a Minnesota jury finding former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin guilty of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd last May.

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Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Those gathered in Aberdeen's Festival Park listen as Vicki Jones with the Harford Couny NAACP talks about the importance of continuing to seek justice during the Justice Prevails Rally held by the Harford County Coalition for Justice Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Inez Tyson of Abingdon stands with others gathered in Aberdeen's Festival Park during the Justice Prevails Rally held by the Harford County Coalition for Justice Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

J.B. Redding, Founder of Today's Seeds, Tomorrow's Hope, leads the group in a prayer during the Justice Prevails Rally in Aberdeen's Festival Park Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Larry Tyson of Abingdon listens to one of the speakers as he stands with others gathered in Aberdeen's Festival Park during the Justice Prevails Rally held by the Harford County Coalition for Justice Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Those gathered in Aberdeen's Festival Park listen as Pastor Norman Obenshain from Havre de Grace United Methodist Church reads the Litnany against Violence Wednesday, April 21, 2021 for the Justice Prevails Rally held by the Harford County Coalition for Justice. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Reverend Marlon Tilghman, with AMES United Methodist Church in Bel AIr leads the group in a song during the Justice Prevails Rally in Aberdeen's Festival Park Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Dr. John Richardson, President of the Harford Couny NAACP, talks about the importance of continuing to seek justice before offering a prayer during the ustice Prevails Rally in Aberdeen's Festival Park Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)

Justice Prevails rally Aberdeen

Larry Tyson of Abingdon, left, and his wife Inez listen to one of the speakers as they stand with others gathered in Aberdeen's Festival Park during the Justice Prevails Rally held by the Harford County Coalition for Justice Wednesday, April 21, 2021. (Matt Button / The Aegis/Baltimore Sun Media)