Despite Trump's 'law and order' rhetoric, protesters won't back down


FILE PHOTO: A woman marches with a group of protesters down to the Kenosha County Courthouse, in Kenosha, Wisconsin August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Jim Vondruska

(Reuters) - Anti-racism protesters recognize the risk that comes with their calls for equal justice, knowing that for all their peaceful protests, scenes of burning buildings will hand U.S. President Donald Trump the images he needs for his "law and order" re-election campaign.

But activists in hotspots such as Portland, Oregon, and Kenosha, Wisconsin, say they are confident voters are on their side and that they won't back down from a strategy that includes street demonstrations under the banner of Black Lives Matter.

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