Jacksonville Walmart closes after protest - Arkansas Online

Several dozen demonstrators gathered outside of the entrance and exit to a Walmart in Jacksonville on Sunday in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

A similar action occurred on June 14, when four Walmart stores and a Sam’s Club in the Little Rock area closed as a result of protests outside the locations.

Demonstrators on Sunday held signs that read “Defund Walmart,” Black Lives Matter,” and “Walmart is destroying public education,” among other messages.

Around 1:15 p.m., several Jacksonville Police Department cruisers had arrived in the parking lot and police were standing by.

The Jacksonville Walmart was open earlier Sunday, but a Walmart representative told a reporter around 1:30 p.m. that the store had closed.

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