Local leaders meet at Jefferson Square Park to address Charlottesville

Tracy Martin listens along with Kayla and Kaleah Martin as local leaders speak out against the racial tension and protest violence seen in Virginia over the weekend. 8/13/17

Andrew Newton lifted a message during a rally in Jefferson Square on Sunday. 8/13/17

Rigel Harris and Calum Bedborough got a better view from a tree in Jefferson Square as local leaders took to the stage in opposition to the actions of Virginia protesters. 8/13/17

Signs peppered the landscape expressing the feelings of those in attendance at a Jefferson Square rally on Sunday. 8/13/17

The Rev. Jason Crosby delivered a plea to moderate white America during a rally in Jefferson Square on Sunday. 8/13/17

Metro Council District 7 representative Angela Leet was one of the speakers at a rally in Jefferson Square on Sunday. 8/13/17

Metro Councilman Bill Hollander took to the stage during a rally on Sunday in Jefferson Square. 8/13/17

Dr. Muhammad Babar spoke with passion as he questioned the direction modern America was heading during a rally in Jefferson Square on Sunday. 8/13/17

Metro Councilwoman Cheri Bryant Hamilton spoke during the Sunday afternoon rally in Jefferson Square. 8/13/17

Metro Councilwoman Barbara Sexton Smith delivered a speech calling people to action during a Sunday rally in Jefferson Square. 8/13/17

Kentucky State Senator Gerald Neal was one of the many speakers at a rally on Sunday in downtown Louisville. 8/13/17

LMPD Chief Steve Conrad listened to speakers during a rally in downtown Louisville on Sunday. 8/13/17

Andrew Newton of the Zion Baptist Church hoisted a sign during a rally in Jefferson Square on Sunday that led several keynote speakers to acknowledge its message during their speeches. 8/13/17

The Rev. Charles Elliott spoke during a Sunday afternoon rally in Jefferson Square organized by the Mayor's office to address the violence seen over the weekend in Virginia. 8/13/17

Hands were held in group prayer during a peaceful counter-protest in Jefferson Square related to this weekend's violence in Virginia. 8/13/17

Attendees to a peaceful protest on Sunday bowed their heads in prayer. 8/13/17

Metro Council president David Yates spoke at a rally on Sunday as a variety of community leaders spoke out against the violence seen in Virginia over the weekend. 8/13/17

A crowd gathered in the shade of Jefferson Square on Sunday to hear several local leaders speak out against the violent protests seen in Virginia this weekend. 8/13/17

The Rev. Jeff Ellis was the first speaker at a peaceful rally in Jefferson Square on Sunday as the nation copes with a display of racial tension in Virginia. 8/13/17