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The George Floyd protest movement began hours after his murder as bystander video and word of mouth began to spread. Protests first emerged at the East 38th and Chicago Avenue street intersection in Minneapolis, the location of Floyd's arrest and murder, and other sites in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area of Minnesota.
- 14,000+
- 9 confirmed (May 26 – October 31, 2020)
Nov 5, 2021 · In St. Louis and Las Vegas, officers were shot and wounded, and in New York City and Buffalo, N.Y., they were injured after being struck by cars. Here’s a timeline of the protests across the ...
Apr 20, 2021 · First came protests, in large cities and small towns across the nation, becoming the largest mass protest movement in U.S. history. Then, over the next several months, nearly 170 Confederate...
Jun 7, 2020 · Huge peaceful rallies have taken place across the US against racism and police brutality on the 12th day of protests sparked by the death of George Floyd. Tens of thousands of people marched...
- 17 July 2014: Eric Garner. Getty Images. A protest over the death of Eric Garner at the hands of New York police. Eric Garner died after he was wrestled to the ground by a New York police officer on suspicion of illegally selling cigarettes.
- 9 August 2014: Michael Brown. Getty Images. The killing of Michael Brown led to violent protests in Ferguson, Missouri. Michael Brown, 18, was killed by a police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri, who was responding to reports that Brown had stolen a box of cigars.
- 22 November 2014: Tamir Rice. Getty Images. A solitary toy is left as a memorial near where Tamir Rice died. Tamir Rice, a boy of 12, was shot dead in Cleveland, Ohio by a police officer after reports of a male who was "probably a juvenile" pointing a gun that was "probably fake" at passers by.
- 4 April 2015: Walter Scott. Walter Scott was shot in the back five times by a white police officer, who was later fired and eventually sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Jun 9, 2020 · 12:50 a.m. ET, June 9, 2020. Our live coverage of the nationwide George Floyd protests has moved here. 11:57 p.m. ET, June 8, 2020. LAPD to stop using carotid holds effective immediately....
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May 25, 2021 · May 27. Protests grow and spread across the U.S. Demonstrations and marches are mounted in a number of cities to protest killings of Black people, including Mr. Floyd in Minneapolis,...
