1. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681992177188.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C444px)
Saturday’s protests in Baton Rouge, Louisiana marked one of many intense moments in the city since the shooting death of Alton Sterling earlier this week. In this particular photo, which is on its way to being a historic encounter, a woman is arrested after protesting on a highway. According to the photographer, she remained calm during the entire encounter. Click through for more stirring photos from the protests.
2. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681991564783.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C413px)
July 8: Demonstrators descend upon downtown Baton Rouge to protest the death of Alton Sterling and police brutality nationwide.
3. Baton Rouge Protests
![Department Of Justice Launches Civil Rights Investigation In Shooting Of A Black Man By Baton Rouge Police Officer](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681991881165.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C441px)
4. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681981689749.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C327px)
5. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681982208739.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C454px)
July 9: A man is arrested for protesting the death of Alton Sterling and police brutality nationwide.
6. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681982138606.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C402px)
July 9: Police arrest protestors in Baton Rouge.
7. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681982079555.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C454px)
July 9: Heavily armed police violently subdue protestors in Baton Rouge.
8. Baton Rouge Protestors
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681982003686.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=668&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C480px)
9. Baton Rouge Protestors
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/1468198162212.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=715&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C480px)
July 9: Black women protest in Baton Rouge.
10. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681981583259.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C480px)
11. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681770012702.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C385px)
12. Baton Rouge Protests
![Protests Continue In Baton Rouge After Police Shooting Death Of Alton Sterling](https://ionehellobeautiful.staging.go.ione.nyc/wp-content/uploads/sites/50/2016/07/14681981456031.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=720&crop=0%2C0%2C100%2C334px)
July 9: Heavily armed police face off with protestors in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.