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See Phil Donahue and a Bunch of People in Masks Protest the Opening of the George W. Bush Library

By Jason Heid |
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Protestors line up to take a group photo with the new George W. Bush Presidential Library as the back drop.
Protestors assemble to take a group photo with the new George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum as the backdrop. They wore signs featuring the names of people killed as a result of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Photographer Chris McGathey of our sister People Newspapers trekked to the east side of Central Expressway across from SMU this morning, to where Dallas Police were keeping protestors at a distance from the ceremony dedicating the George W. Bush Presidential Center.

Here’s what he saw:

Former TV talk show host Phil Donahue leads a march with other protestors down the North Central Expressway service road.
Former TV talk show host Phil Donahue (the white-haired fellow) leads a march with other protestors down the North Central Expressway service road.
Julie Ross puts on mask during a protest as Dallas police and sheriffs look on during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library.
Julie Ross puts on a mask during the protest as Dallas police and sheriffs look on.
Protestors march down the North Central Expressway service road with the new George W. Bush Presidential Library in the background.
Protestors march down the North Central Expressway service road with the new George W. Bush Presidential Library visible in the background.
Bill Moyer of a group called Backbone Campaign addresses protestors.
Bill Moyer of a group called Backbone Campaign addresses the protestors.
Dallas police arrest a protestor during the dedication ceremony for the George W. Bush Presidential Library on Thursday. In all three people were arrested.
Dallas police arrest a protestor during the dedication ceremony. In all, three people were arrested.
Protestors march down the North Central Expressway service road with the new George W. Bush Presidential Library in the background.
Protestors march.
A group of protestors line up to have their say during the dedication of the George W. Bush Presidential Library on Thursday.
The protestors came with messages they wanted to deliver.

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