More than 10,000 in Providence protest George Floyd's death

Here is a look at developments related to protests of police treatment of African Americans across New England:

RHODE ISLAND

Authorities in Providence say they made just nine arrests after one of the largest protests in recent history in the Rhode Island capital — a Black Lives Matter demonstration that drew at least 10,000 peaceful protesters.

Thousands gathered downtown at Kennedy Plaza on Friday afternoon before marching to the Statehouse, where the crowd swelled in size. Many chanted, “No justice, no peace,” and “I can't breathe” — George Floyd's plea in his last moments to the white Minneapolis police officer who pressed his knee into the handcuffed black man's neck on Memorial Day.

Police, some of whom knelt in solidarity with demonstrators, said only a few unruly protesters were taken into custody, most after several hundred people lingered well beyond a 9 p.m. curfew.

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MAINE

The largest demonstration against police mistreatment of black people in Maine stretched over nearly eight hours. And more protests were planned over the weekend across the state.

The crowd swelled to about 2,000 people Friday evening in Portland. The group had a massive “die-in” on Commercial Street, marched to the police headquarters and rallied in Deering Oaks Park.

“The police have treated me like a criminal rather than a victim,” Tiara Ross of Survivor Speak, an organization for sex trafficking victims, told the group. “When I would go to stores and plazas, they would follow me in their cruisers. I am tired.”

The demonstration organized by Black Lives Matter began after a visit to Bangor and Guilford by President Donald Trump.

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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Leaders in Manchester, including Mayor Joyce Craig, called for two aldermen to resign after reportedly making...