George Floyd protests
2020 police-brutality demonstrations
The George Floyd protests were a wave of demonstrations that swept the United States and spread globally in 2020, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.
Protesters demanded police reform and racial justice under the banner of Black Lives Matter.
The phrase often appears in discussions of civil unrest, police accountability, and systemic racism: Property values dropped after the George Floyd protests, The George Floyd protests led to policy changes in several cities.
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
- MinneapolisMajor Minnesota metropolis
- racial justiceFairness regardless of ethnicity
- tear gasEye-irritating riot dispersant
- marchesCoordinated rhythmic walking
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- 2000s History9/11, September 11, Iraq War, Afghanistan War, Arab Spring
- civil unrestriot, riots, rioting, mob, uprising
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Anti-government spending conservatives
George Floyd protestscivil order
Maintained societal stability
law and order · social stability · status quo · business as usual
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