As the crowd marched into Bricktown on Sunday afternoon, a young black girl broke free from the mass and made her way to a white police officer who was standing alone, his eyes covered in sunglasses and a straight lip line across his face as he watched the protest pass by.

The young girl tucked the sign she was holding under her arm and reached for the officer with both hands open, requesting a hug. His emotionless face gave way to a smile as he bent down to embrace her.

A black woman quickly followed to receive her own hug, and then another. A black man bumped fists with the officer as he marched by and soon a line formed made up of Black Lives Matter protesters looking to get their own hug with the Oklahoma City police officer.

In a nation where tensions seem to escalate daily between black people and law enforcers, the hugs and handshakes between protesters and police was a moment of respect during Sunday's rally that was largely peaceful, yet demanded change.