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[[File:Minneapolis George Floyd protests.png|thumb|Riot cops in Minneapolis during the protests]] | [[File:Minneapolis George Floyd protests.png|thumb|Riot cops in Minneapolis during the protests]] | ||
The '''George Floyd protests''' were a series of protests and riots in the [[United States of America|United States]] lasting from May to July 2020. The protests began after a white police officer murdered [[George Floyd]], an unarmed New Afrikan, on May 25, 2020 in [[Minneapolis]]. Protests began the next day and the Minneapolis 3rd Precinct was burned down on May 28. The majority of people in the U.S. believed burning down the police station was justified.<ref>{{News citation|author=Matthew Impelli|newspaper=Newsweek|title=54 Percent of Americans Think Burning Down Minneapolis Police Precinct Was Justified After George Floyd's Death|date=2020-06-03|url=https://www.newsweek.com/54-americans-think-burning-down-minneapolis-police-precinct-was-justified-after-george-floyds-1508452|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510134117/https://www.newsweek.com/54-americans-think-burning-down-minneapolis-police-precinct-was-justified-after-george-floyds-1508452|archive-date=2022-05-10|retrieved=2022-06-06}}</ref> At least 28 people died in the protests and over 16,000 were arrested.<ref name=":2">{{News citation|author=Arturo Castillon, Shemon Salam|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=The Revolutionary Meaning of the George Floyd Uprising|date=2021-04-19|url=https://mronline.org/2021/04/19/the-revolutionary-meaning-of-the-george-floyd-uprising/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614004424/https://mronline.org/2021/04/19/the-revolutionary-meaning-of-the-george-floyd-uprising/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-06-17}}</ref> | The '''George Floyd protests''' were a series of protests and riots beginning in the [[United States of America|United States]] lasting from May to July 2020. The protests began after a white police officer murdered [[George Floyd]], an unarmed New Afrikan, on May 25, 2020 in [[Minneapolis]]. Protests began the next day and the Minneapolis 3rd Precinct was burned down on May 28. The majority of people in the U.S. believed burning down the police station was justified.<ref>{{News citation|author=Matthew Impelli|newspaper=Newsweek|title=54 Percent of Americans Think Burning Down Minneapolis Police Precinct Was Justified After George Floyd's Death|date=2020-06-03|url=https://www.newsweek.com/54-americans-think-burning-down-minneapolis-police-precinct-was-justified-after-george-floyds-1508452|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220510134117/https://www.newsweek.com/54-americans-think-burning-down-minneapolis-police-precinct-was-justified-after-george-floyds-1508452|archive-date=2022-05-10|retrieved=2022-06-06}}</ref> At least 28 people died in the protests and over 16,000 were arrested.<ref name=":2">{{News citation|author=Arturo Castillon, Shemon Salam|newspaper=[[Monthly Review]]|title=The Revolutionary Meaning of the George Floyd Uprising|date=2021-04-19|url=https://mronline.org/2021/04/19/the-revolutionary-meaning-of-the-george-floyd-uprising/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220614004424/https://mronline.org/2021/04/19/the-revolutionary-meaning-of-the-george-floyd-uprising/|archive-date=2022-06-14|retrieved=2022-06-17}}</ref> | ||
== Causes == | == Causes == | ||
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== Repression == | == Repression == | ||
Curfews were enacted in major cities in an attempt to stop the protests<ref name=":0" /> and 96,000 [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]] troops were mobilized in 34 states.<ref name=":2" /> President [[Donald Trump]] activated federal troops to suppress the uprisings.<ref name=":0" /> | During the protests, police used tear gas, mace and pepper spray against the protestors.<ref>{{News citation|author=Patrick Martin|newspaper=[[World Socialist Web Site]]|title=Mass protests voice outrage over police murder of George Floyd|date=2020-05-30|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/30/floy-m30.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228225824/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/30/floy-m30.html|archive-date=2021-02-28|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> Curfews were enacted in major cities in an attempt to stop the protests<ref name=":0" /> and 96,000 [[National Guard (United States)|National Guard]] troops were mobilized in 34 states.<ref name=":2" /> President [[Donald Trump]] activated federal troops to suppress the uprisings.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
== International protests == | |||
Although the protests were mainly in the United States, they also spread to other countries, including [[French Republic|France]],<ref>{{News citation|author=Will Morrow|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=Tens of thousands protest in Paris against police killings of George Floyd and Adama Traoré|date=2020-06-15|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/15/tens-j15.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210902204817/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/15/tens-j15.html|archive-date=2021-09-02|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> [[Federal Republic of Germany|Germany]],<ref>{{News citation|author=Jan Ritter, Noah Windstein|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=German protests in solidarity with George Floyd and against police violence|date=2020-06-05|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/05/germ-j05.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420232921/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/05/germ-j05.html|archive-date=2021-04-20|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> [[New Zealand]],<ref>{{News citation|author=Tom Peters|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=Protests across New Zealand over US police murder of George Floyd|date=2020-06-02|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/02/nzpo-j02.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220617075946/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/02/nzpo-j02.html|archive-date=2022-06-17|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> [[Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]],<ref>{{News citation|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=Sri Lankan police violently suppress protest against the killing of George Floyd|date=2020-06-12|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/12/fsps-j12.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123201818/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/12/fsps-j12.html|archive-date=2022-01-23|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> and the [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland|United Kingdom]].<ref>{{News citation|author=Robert Stevens|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=UK: Johnson government demands police repression of George Floyd protests|date=2020-06-10|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/10/prot-j10.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220110145223/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/06/10/prot-j10.html|archive-date=2022-01-10|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> | |||
== Reactions == | == Reactions == | ||
=== Internal === | === Internal === | ||
==== U.S. government ==== | |||
President Donald Trump called the protestors "thugs" and encouraged the police and national guard to suppress the protests.<ref>{{News citation|author=Anthony Bertolt|newspaper=World Socialist Web Site|title=Mass anger erupts throughout the US in protests against police murder of George Floyd|date=2020-05-29|url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/29/minn-m29.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623135416/https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/05/29/minn-m29.html|archive-date=2021-06-23|retrieved=2022-06-19}}</ref> | |||
==== CPUSA ==== | ==== CPUSA ==== | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 19 June 2022
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and riots beginning in the United States lasting from May to July 2020. The protests began after a white police officer murdered George Floyd, an unarmed New Afrikan, on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis. Protests began the next day and the Minneapolis 3rd Precinct was burned down on May 28. The majority of people in the U.S. believed burning down the police station was justified.[1] At least 28 people died in the protests and over 16,000 were arrested.[2]
Causes
The protests were caused by police brutality and racism against Black people and the high unemployment rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
Repression
During the protests, police used tear gas, mace and pepper spray against the protestors.[4] Curfews were enacted in major cities in an attempt to stop the protests[3] and 96,000 National Guard troops were mobilized in 34 states.[2] President Donald Trump activated federal troops to suppress the uprisings.[3]
International protests
Although the protests were mainly in the United States, they also spread to other countries, including France,[5] Germany,[6] New Zealand,[7] Sri Lanka,[8] and the United Kingdom.[9]
Reactions
Internal
U.S. government
President Donald Trump called the protestors "thugs" and encouraged the police and national guard to suppress the protests.[10]
CPUSA
Communist Party USA called for the immediate arrest and prosecution of the police who killed George Floyd and said that the rebellion is the fault of institutional racism and not the protestors.[11]
FRSO
The Freedom Road Socialist Organization demanded convicting the white supremacist cops and community control of the police. They also stated that New Afrikans are an oppressed nation in the U.S.[11]
PCUSA
The Party of Communists USA condemned the white supremacist police.[11]
PSL
The Party for Socialism and Liberation condemned the killing of George Floyd and advocated for the arrest and imprisonment of all the cops involved. They also stated that the FBI's investigation of Floyd's death would not help because the FBI is a white supremacist organization.[11]
WWP
Workers World, the newspaper of the Workers World Party, supported the George Floyd protestors and said that people of color in the U.S. are neo-colonized peoples.[11]
External
The Iranian government threatened to sanction the United States for its treatment of Black people.[12]
References
- ↑ Matthew Impelli (2020-06-03). "54 Percent of Americans Think Burning Down Minneapolis Police Precinct Was Justified After George Floyd's Death" Newsweek. Archived from the original on 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Arturo Castillon, Shemon Salam (2021-04-19). "The Revolutionary Meaning of the George Floyd Uprising" Monthly Review. Archived from the original on 2022-06-14. Retrieved 2022-06-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "On the Uprisings in the United States" (2020-06-04). Leading Light Communist Organization. Archived from the original on 2020-10-10. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ↑ Patrick Martin (2020-05-30). "Mass protests voice outrage over police murder of George Floyd" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2021-02-28. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Will Morrow (2020-06-15). "Tens of thousands protest in Paris against police killings of George Floyd and Adama Traoré" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2021-09-02. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Jan Ritter, Noah Windstein (2020-06-05). "German protests in solidarity with George Floyd and against police violence" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2021-04-20. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Tom Peters (2020-06-02). "Protests across New Zealand over US police murder of George Floyd" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-06-17. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ "Sri Lankan police violently suppress protest against the killing of George Floyd" (2020-06-12). World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-01-23. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Robert Stevens (2020-06-10). "UK: Johnson government demands police repression of George Floyd protests" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2022-01-10. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ Anthony Bertolt (2020-05-29). "Mass anger erupts throughout the US in protests against police murder of George Floyd" World Socialist Web Site. Archived from the original on 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2022-06-19.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "George Floyd's Murder: U.S. Communist and Left Parties in solidarity with the protesters" (2021-06-01). In Defense of Communism. Archived from the original on 2021-06-25. Retrieved 2022-06-06.
- ↑ Adam Lucente (2021-12-09). "Iran threatens sanctions against US over treatment of Black Americans" Al-Monitor. Archived from the original on 2022-06-02. Retrieved 2022-06-06.