Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of major U.S. cities on Tuesday for an eighth consecutive night of protests over the death of a black man in police custody, defying pleas by mayors, strict curfews and other measures meant to curtail them.

Major marches took place in Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Atlanta and New York as well as in Washington, near the park where demonstrators were cleared on Monday to make a path for President Donald Trump so he could walk from the White House to a historic church for a photo.

A protester in Atlanta throws a smoke device at police during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody last week in Minneapolis. | AP
A protester in Atlanta throws a smoke device at police during a protest over the death of George Floyd, who died while in police custody last week in Minneapolis. | AP