Gallery: 'White Coats for Black Lives' protesters march through Downtown Evansville

Sydney Finch leads the chants as healthcare workers and health profession march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession take a moment of silence in front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession take a moment of silence in front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Sydney Finch leads healthcare workers and health profession students down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students face the river as a barge passes during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Organizer Livia Hopper addresses the crowd during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students gather at the Four Freedoms monument during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Abhi Mishra reads a speech from black medical student Matthew Wilcox at the Four Freedoms monument during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.” Wilcox was unable to attend.

Healthcare workers and health profession students gather at the Four Freedoms monument during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Melissa Morehead Moore addresses the crowd during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Organizer Magdalena Barajas addresses the crowd during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students gather at the Four Freedoms monument during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Jasmine Ussery with the local NAACP addresses the crowd during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students gather at the Four Freedoms monument during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Walnut Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Sydney Finch leads protesters to the front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession take a moment of silence in front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Tanvi Asthana, center, takes a moment of silence among peers in front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession take a moment of silence in front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession take a moment of silence in front of the Civic Center during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Healthcare workers and health profession students march down Main Street during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”

Sydney Finch leads healthcare workers and health profession in a march during the “White Coats for Black Lives” rally in Downtown Evansville, Ind., Saturday morning, June 6, 2020. The mission of their protest is to “dismantle racism in medicine and promote the health, well-being, and self-determination of people of color.”