page_title: September 24, 2005 anti-war protest
section_title: Black bloc breakaway march
hierarchical_section_title: September 24, 2005 anti-war protest / United States / Washington, D.C. / Black bloc breakaway march
caption_attribution_description: English: Black Bloc breakaway march. From the September 24, 2005 anti-war protest in Washington DC. Source: The Schumin Web, September 24 Protests
context_page_description: On September 24, 2005, many protests against the 2003 invasion of Iraq and the Iraq War took place.
context_section_description: Following the Mobilization for Global Justice's feeder march to the World Bank and then the White House, the Black Bloc began a separate, quite circuitous march through the streets of Washington, headed for the nearest recruitment center.  Reaching the recruitment center, police began backfiring their motorcycle engines.  A number of demonstrators unfamiliar with the tactic assumed that rubber bullets were being fired, and much of the Black Bloc scattered, seeking cover.  With the main bloc reduced to around sixty people, the Black Bloc retreated, with many scattering newspaper boxes and trash receptacles in an attempt to slow police.  The retreat ended when police charged through the group at 11th and K Streets NW.
caption: Participants in the Black Bloc breakaway march near the World Bank
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