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Downtown ‘Old Joe’ protest in Gainesville remains mostly civil, brief

Adam Staudacher, left, joins protesters gathered Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Confederate monument often called "Old Joe" on the Gainesville downtown square. (Ben Hendren, For The Times)

08192018 PROTEST 6 — Adam Staudacher, left, joins protesters gathered Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Confederate monument often called "Old Joe" on the Gainesville downtown square. (Ben Hendren, For The Times)

Garbage trucks sat on each corner of the downtown Gainesville square. Barricades divided it in two. Gainesville City Police loomed nearby as protesters of the Confederate monument called “Old Joe” stood peacefully talking amongst themselves, anti-racism signs in hand.