What the records say
- When
- 26 May 2020
- Kind
- Protest
- Coordinates
- 44.95° N, 93.20° W
- Description
- series of civil disturbances in the Twin Cities area following the death of George Floyd
- Cause
- police brutality, murder of George Floyd
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
George Floyd protests in Minnesota
Local civil unrest over murder of unarmed black man
Civil unrest over the murder of George Floyd began as local protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul on May 26, 2020, the day after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Protests and civil disorder quickly spread to other locations in the U.S. state of Minnesota, the United States, and internationally.
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