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George Floyd protests
George Floyd protests
Part of the Black Lives Matter movement; and reactions to the killing of George Floyd
	Clockwise from top: Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota where George Floyd was killed and the unrest began; Pennsylvania National Guard supporting police at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Peaceful protesters hold up signs in Washington, D.C.; Minnesota State Patrol troopers in formation in front of a burning building in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Demonstrators on a torched street with firefighters working in the background in Minneapolis, Minnesota; Georgia National Guard and riot police contain a crowd in Atlanta, Georgia; Demonstrators taking over and burning the Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct;
Date	May 26, 2020 – present; (4 years, 4 months, 3 weeks and 1 day)
Location	United States; (sporadic protests in other countries)
Caused by	Killing of George Floyd while being arrested by Minneapolis Police; Police brutality; Lack of police accountability; Inequality and racism;
Methods	Protests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance and riots
Status	Ongoing
Deaths, injuries and arrests
Death(s)	26
Arrested	14,000+
Damage	$400–500 million in the Twin Cities area

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{{Infobox civil conflict|place=United States
Sporadic protests in other countries| partof = the George Floyd protests

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[[Saint Paul, Minnesota|Police during riots in Saint Paul, May 28, 2020
Police secure a streets during riots in Seattle, May 30, 2020
Police using tear gas and flashbangs in Denver, May 30, 2020
A police line during protests in Miami, May 30, 2020}}

|date=May 26, 2020 – present}}

after two other Black Lives Matter rallies proceeded peacefully elsewhere in the city

^ ^a ^b ^c Owermohle, Sarah (June 1, 2020). "Surgeon general: 'You understand the anger'". Politico. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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- VOA News. "Anti-Racism Protests Continue in US | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Voice of America. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- Bronner, Laura (2020-06-25). "Why Statistics Don't Capture The Full Extent Of The Systemic Bias In Policing". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- Cheung, Helier (2020-06-08). "Why US protests are so powerful this time". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- Sabur, Rozina; Sawer, Patrick; Millward, David (2020-06-07). "Why are there protests over the death of George Floyd?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
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^ "Statement on the Impacts of Widespread Looting". June 5, 2020.
^ Reinicke, Carmen (June 1, 2020). "How protests could negatively affect markets and the US economic recovery". Business Insider. Retrieved June 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
^ Keshner, Andrew (June 6, 2020). "This is the insurance bill for damage and looting during protests over George Floyd's death — and that's just in Minnesota". MarketWatch. Retrieved June 8, 2020.
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[Jerome_Adams-1] Owermohle, Sarah (June 1, 2020). "Surgeon general: 'You understand the anger'". Politico. Retrieved June 15, 2020.

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VOA News. "Anti-Racism Protests Continue in US | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Voice of America. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

Bronner, Laura (2020-06-25). "Why Statistics Don't Capture The Full Extent Of The Systemic Bias In Policing". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

Cheung, Helier (2020-06-08). "Why US protests are so powerful this time". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

Sabur, Rozina; Sawer, Patrick; Millward, David (2020-06-07). "Why are there protests over the death of George Floyd?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[3] VOA News. "Anti-Racism Protests Continue in US | Voice of America - English". www.voanews.com. Voice of America. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[4] Bronner, Laura (2020-06-25). "Why Statistics Don't Capture The Full Extent Of The Systemic Bias In Policing". FiveThirtyEight. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[5] Cheung, Helier (2020-06-08). "Why US protests are so powerful this time". BBC News. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

[6] Sabur, Rozina; Sawer, Patrick; Millward, David (2020-06-07). "Why are there protests over the death of George Floyd?". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2020-07-08.

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[5] "Statement on the Impacts of Widespread Looting". June 5, 2020.

[6] Reinicke, Carmen (June 1, 2020). "How protests could negatively affect markets and the US economic recovery". Business Insider. Retrieved June 6, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

[mrkwtch-7] Keshner, Andrew (June 6, 2020). "This is the insurance bill for damage and looting during protests over George Floyd's death — and that's just in Minnesota". MarketWatch. Retrieved June 8, 2020.

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