In contrast to the protests ahead of the weekend, which often descended into chaos and riots and were marred by looting, demonstrations on Sunday afternoon - including the major Black Lives Matter rallies in Washington and New York - proceeded incident-free.

Videos shared on social media show DC protesters marching from Dupont Circle to the area near Lafayette Park, where hundreds sprawled themselves on the ground in a “die-in.”

The protesters could not move into Lafayette Park, located directly in front of the White House, because its entrances were fenced off earlier this week after rioters defaced walls and a monument inside the park with graffiti. The walls were subsequently plastered with signs in support of racial justice.

A sizable crowd gathered around the part of 16th Street, recently renamed by Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel E. Browser, to “Black Lives Matter Plaza.” Bowser herself has been actively participating in the rallies. The crowd chanted “Black Lives Matter” and “Say Their Names.”

Thousands of protesters flocked to Times Square in New York City on Sunday. They raised their fists, referring to George Floyd, an unarmed black man who choked to death under a police officer’s knee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as "the man who changed the world."

In Compton, southern Los Angeles County, protests had a party flavor to them, with horse-mounted protesters and bikers joining the “peace walk” that saw demonstrators marching and riding from the Gateway Towne Centre to the Martin Luther King Jr. monument near City Hall.

The procession, which resembled a carnival more than anything, was led by bikers with horse-mounted protesters donning cowboy hats mingling with the crowd.

An impromptu dance party broke out as the people marched on.