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Various photos from the five May 1st marches that passed through Downtown Los Angeles.

Hours before May Day marches.

Workers from LADOT consult closure plans at 1st and Broadway.

Port-o-johns line Broadway above 1st street, near where the marches will end.

A quiet Broadway awaits marchers, gathering in the distance at Olympic.

At the beginning of the march, organizers released white doves into the air.

A line holds the march in place.

Swine flu masks became an opportunity for additional message space.

Shepard Fairey's immigration posters were scattered throughout the crowd.

An ice cream vendor hussles to stay in front of the oncoming march.

"Full Rights for Immigrants" march up Broadway, passing 1st street.

Marchers reach their destination on Broadway south of Temple.

Marchers from Echo Park travel past City Hall.

Union workers particpate in the march from Echo Park.

At Olvera Street, the Echo Park march had prepared a card stunt that used a grid on the roadway.

Marchers filled into the grid squares, one person per square. Each was given a card.

There were roughly 1500 squares in the arrangement.

Organizers gave quick lessons on how to hold the card and when to raise it.

Held up, the cards spelled "Workers First." Those holding the cards had no idea what they were spelling.

Workers from American Apparel marched up Broadway holding bright yellow signs for "Legalize LA."

Workers from American Apparel marched up Broadway holding bright yellow signs for "Legalize LA."

The Legalize LA march met up with the "May First Annual Boycott March" in the intersection of 1st and Broadway.

The Legalize LA march met up with the "May First Annual Boycott March" in the intersection of 1st and Broadway.

American Apparel founder Dov Charney led his workers in the march, and spoke to the crowd from atop a semi trailer.

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