George Floyd Protest in Washington DC

Muhammad Abubakar

GSR150

George Floyd Protest in Washington DC

This protest was about a African American man named George Floyd who got killed by Minneapolis Police Officer, Derek Chauvin. Black Lives Matter is a social movement that advocates for non-violent civil disobedience in protests against police brutality who are still hurting African American people. It shows racially motivated violence against African American people. The dates occurred from May 28, 2020 to the present. There are multiple D.C. areas where they are still protesting, including the area where they protested near the White House a few months ago seeking justice. Protests were led by the murder of George Floyd, who was killed during an arrest by Derek Chauvin. George Floyd’s neck was also knelt on for more than eight minutes. It also made the protesters upset, because there are so many African American people getting killed for no reason, like George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, etc. There were no leaders for the Washington D.C. protests, the protests were led by everyone who supports the Black Lives Matter Movement. The supporters feel that they need to stand up, join the protests to seek justice, and they want a change for this country. They are still protesting and there hasn’t been a change in society or law. Police officers are still hurting African American people today, like Jacob Blake who was shot seven times.

List of places

-         White House

-         Capitol Hill

-         16th street of Northwest

-         Statue of Andrew Jackson

Citation:

George Floyd death: Washington DC hit by violent protests. (2020, June 01). Retrieved September 12, 2020, from https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-52874652

Patricia Sullivan, J. (2020, June 07). Thousands gathered across city to protest death of George Floyd. Retrieved September 12, 2020, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2020/06/06/dc-protests-saturday-george-floyd/