The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and riots in the United States during the summer of 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]
Causes
The protests were caused by police brutality and racism against Black people and the high unemployment rates caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[2]
Repression
Curfews were enacted in major cities in an attempt to stop the protests and some states deployed the National Guard. President Donald Trump activated federal troops to suppress the uprisings.[2]
Reactions
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.[3]
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.[3]
PCUSA
The Party of Communists USA condemned the white supremacist police.[3]
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.[3]
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.[3]
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 "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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "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.