The Manchester United striker's partner took to Instagram to share pictures of herself and a friend in the middle of the protest, which was attended by around 20,000 people.
Sparked by the death of George Floyd, the unarmed black man killed in Minneapolis last week after a white police officer knelt on his neck for more than eight minutes, the rally was also focused on Adama Traore, a French citizen who was arrested while riding on a bike with his brother in 2016.
Traore died in police custody in a station in the suburbs of Paris, leading to his parents to file a wrongful death complaint.
Melanie made reference to Traore in an impassioned Instagram post, revealing that she had been moved to tears by speeches during Tuesday's protests.
Alongside two pictures of herself in an all-black outfit and a mask to guard against coronavirus, she wrote: 'JUSTICE AND EQUALITY FOR ALL SAY NO TO RACISM. I know that everyone prefers to like photos of atomic bombs on Instagram but sorry networks are for me a means of sharing my life but also of support the causes that are dear to my heart.
'It's been a long time that I support @ assa.traore_ on social networks and many others, I had not had the opportunity until now to move, today it is done and I do not regret absolutely!
'On the other hand I would also like to tell you that today I moved not only for the police blunders, but for racism in general... Know that today I saw people of all origins come to support the same cause! That of fighting against racism and injustices. Some speeches brought tears to my eyes, suffering in my eyes, on the faces of these people moved me. I am horrified to see that in 2020 racism still exists. Let's change things.'
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