United States racial unrest (2020–2023)

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The murder of George Floyd during his arrest by Minneapolis police officers on May 25, 2020, triggered protests and riots against systemic racism in the United States, including police brutality and other forms of violence. Since the initial national wave and peak towards the end of 2020, other incidents of police violence have drawn continued attention and lower intensity unrest in various parts of the country. It was facilitated by the nationwide Black Lives Matter movement. 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. Polls conducted in June 2020 estimated that between 15 million and 26 million people participated in the demonstrations in the United States, making them the largest protests in American history. It was also estimated that between May 26 and August 22, around 93 percent of protests were peaceful and nondestructive. According to several studies and analyses, the majority...

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