Public backlash widened to other institutional symbols, including place names, namesakes, brands and cultural practices. Demonstrators revived a public campaign for the removal of Confederate monuments and memorials as well as other historic symbols such as statues of venerated American slaveholders and modern display of the Confederate battle flag. Public opinion of racism and discrimination quickly shifted in the wake of the protests, with significantly increased support of the Black Lives Matter movement and acknowledgement of institutional racism. The unrest precipitated a national American cultural reckoning on topics of racial injustice. According to a Movement for Black Lives report, the US federal government targeted black lives matter activists during the protests. At some protests, counter-protesters and right-wing infiltrators instigated or escalated violence. According to several studies and analyses, protests have been overwhelmingly peaceful. It was also estimated that between May 26 and August 22, around 93% of protests were "peaceful and nondestructive". Polls have estimated that between 15 million and 26 million people have participated at some point in the demonstrations in the United States, making them the largest protests in United States history. Following the murder of Floyd, unrest broke out in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul area on May 26, and quickly spread across the country and the world. It is partly facilitated by the nationwide Black Lives Matter movement. $1–2 billion damages (May 26–June 8, 2020) Īn ongoing wave of civil unrest in the United States, triggered by the murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, has led to riots and peaceful protests against systemic racism towards African Americans in the United States, such as in the form of police violence. Budget cuts and reforms for several police departments approved in several citiesĢ000+ law enforcement officials and an unknown number of civilians.Derek Chauvin found guilty on all charges in April 2021.
Operation Legend began in July 2020, ended on January 20, 2021.Federal forces began to be deployed in June 2020.Police chiefs in sixteen major cities across the country have vacated their positions in 2020 related to the social unrest.Protests, demonstrations, riots, looting, civil disobedience, civil resistance, strike action Several deaths related to police activity, notably the murder of George Floyd while being arrested by the Minneapolis Police, police brutality, lack of police accountability, inequality and racism