George Floyd protests

George Floyd protests
Part of the Black Lives Matter movement
Clockwise from top: Protesters in Minneapolis where George Floyd was murdered and the unrest began Police and National Guard at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Bystanders and firefighters at a torched street in Minneapolis Protest near the Multnomah County Justice Center in Portland, Oregon Police and National Guard in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. Minnesota State Patrol troopers in formation in front of a burning building in Minneapolis The Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct set ablaze
Date	In whole of the United States: May 26, 2020 – May 26, 2021 (1 year) Minneapolis–Saint Paul: May 26, 2020 – May 2, 2023 (2 years, 11 months and 1 week)
Location	United States (Other cities worldwide in solidarity)
Caused by	Murder of George Floyd while being arrested by Minneapolis Police[1] Police brutality[1] Racial profiling Lack of police accountability[1] Economic, social, and racial inequality
Methods	Protests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance, online activism, strike action, riots
Resulted in	Budget cuts and reforms for several police departments approved in several cities Plans to disband the Minneapolis Police Department announced; provision for a city charter amendment passed by the Minneapolis City Council Referendum on city charter amendment revision originally announced for November 2020, but would later be postponed Federal forces began to be deployed in June 2020 Operation Legend began in July 2020 Continued nationwide protests over racial and economic inequality, centering on broad social issues including police brutality
Deaths, arrests and damages
Death(s)	19+ (May 26–June 8, 2020)[2]
Arrested	14,000+[3]

The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and riots that started in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, Minnesota, United States. Unrest began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, after the murder of George Floyd and continued until early 2022. Floyd died while being arrested by officers of the Minneapolis Police Department on May 25. Protests spread to many cities in the United States, and later the world.

Some of the protesters at the police's Third Precinct building^[4] fought with law enforcement officers, who fired tear gas and rubber bullets.^[5][6] Additionally, the Third Precinct's windows were smashed. A supermarket was looted, and other buildings were attacked and set on fire. At least thirteen people were killed because of the protests, but overall, most of the protests were peaceful. According to a September 2020 report by the U.S. Crisis Monitor, almost 95% of all protests were nonviolent.^[7][8]

On May 28, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey declared a state of emergency, and Governor of Minnesota Tim Walz called in 500 Minnesota National Guard troops.^[9] More businesses across the Twin Cities were damaged and looted.

The police in the Third Precinct building attempted to hold off the protesters with tear gas, but around 11:00 pm, protesters overran the building and set it on fire. It had been evacuated.^[10]

Both Walz and Frey started curfews. Former U.S. President Donald Trump assured Walz of U.S. military support.^[11]

The activist group Black Lives Matter was involved in the protests.^[12][13] They do not have one leader or one organization.

There were many attacks on journalists, both in the Twin Cities and at other protests.^[14]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Owermohle, Sarah (June 1, 2020). "Surgeon general: 'You understand the anger'". Politico. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
2. ↑ McEvoy, Jemima (June 8, 2020). "14 Days Of Protests, 19 Dead". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
3. ↑ Olson, Emily (June 27, 2020). "Antifa, Boogaloo boys, white nationalists: Which extremists showed up to the US Black Lives Matter protests?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved June 30, 2020.
4. ↑ AP (May 28, 2020). "Violent protests rock Minneapolis for 2nd straight night over in-custody death". ABC7 Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
5. ↑ Jimenez, Omar; Chavez, Nicole; Hanna, Jason (May 28, 2020). "As heated protests over George Floyd's death continue, Minnesota governor warns of 'extremely dangerous situation'". CNN.
6. ↑ DeMarche, Edmund (May 28, 2020). "Deadly shooting near George Floyd protest as looting, arson grip Minneapolis". Fox News. Some protesters skirmished with officers, who fired rubber bullets and tear gas in a repeat of Tuesday night's confrontation.
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference USCM was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
8. ↑ Leila Fadel (October 7, 2020). "Overwhelming Majority Of Racial Justice Protests Are Peaceful". NPR. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
9. ↑ Sullivan, Tim; Forliti, Amy (May 28, 2020). "George Floyd death: Protesters enter Minneapolis police station, set fires". ABC7 Los Angeles. Archived from the original on June 1, 2020. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
10. ↑ Wilkinson, Joseph (May 29, 2020). "Angry crowds set fire to Minneapolis police station as George Floyd protest turns violent". New York Daily News.
11. ↑ Romm, Tony; Chiu, Allyson (May 29, 2020). "Twitter flags Trump for 'glorifying violence' after he says Minneapolis looting will lead to 'shooting'". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
12. ↑ Cite error: The named reference SeattleForbes was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
13. ↑ Jose A. Del Real; Robert Samuels; Tim Craig (June 9, 2020). "How the Black Lives Matter movement went mainstream". Washington Post. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
14. ↑ Cite error: The named reference GuardianJournal was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).