
Royal Parker organized a rally for Black Lives Matter (BLM) on Saturday, July 18, in neighboring Pleasant Valley. He marched with protesters from a Blue Lives Matter group behind him. Parker has organized several peaceful BLM rallies in the village of Millbrook in recent months. Photo by Dave Boccio
Pleasant Valley BLM rally meets resistance, attacks
PLEASANT VALLEY — There have been many protests and marches lately, some local, some far away — all in the name of social justice. The local protests have been mostly peaceful mirroring the kind of behavior expected in small towns and villages in the Hudson Valley.