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Black Lives Matter protesters by the graffitied Robert E. Lee Monument on May 31, 2020. Richmond, Virginia, experienced a series of riots in the wake of the murder of George Floyd. Richmond was the first city in the Southeastern United States to see rioting following Floyd's murder. Richmond, formerly the capital of the short-lived Confederate ...
Part of George Floyd protests. Demonstration in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 30, 2020. Date. May 28 – August 16, 2020 [1] [2] (2 months, 2 weeks and 5 days) Location. Virginia, United States. Caused by. Confederate monuments and memorials.
George Floyd protests Part of the United States racial unrest (2020–present) and 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 ...
The Strike for Black Lives was a mass walkout that occurred throughout the United States on July 20, 2020. Occurring during the George Floyd protests, the main goals of the strike were to draw attention to systemic racism and racial inequality in the United States, with additional goals including a raising of the minimum wage in the United States, stronger protections for unionizing, and ...
Numerous former Democratic candidates for the 2020 United States presidential election appeared at the protests. Sen. Elizabeth Warren made an appearance at the protest outside the White House on June 2. Sen. Kamala Harris appeared at Black Lives Matter Plaza on June 5.
Property damage. $1–2 billion (May 26 – June 8, 2020) [7] A wave of civil unrest in the United States, initially triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, led to protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, [8] [9] including police brutality and other forms ...
A Black Lives Matter die-in over rail tracks, protesting alleged police brutality in Saint Paul, Minnesota (September 20, 2015) Black Lives Matter ( BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement [1] [2] that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
Black Lives Matter Boulevard: Salisbury: MD: US Jun 19, 2020: Jun 19, 2020: City Administrator and Acting Mayor Julia Glanz stated that the inspiration came from the renaming of Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington, D.C., and executing the idea was inexpensive and took about two weeks. Lake Maury: The Mariners' Lake: Newport News: VA: US Jun ...