In Photos: America Surges in Second Week of Protest - The New York Times (June 1 - 3, 2020)
Author: Photographers for the New York Times
The New York Times. “In Photos: America Rises in a Seventh Night of Protest.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 1 June 2020, www.nytimes.com/article/pictures-george-floyd-protests-photos.html.
For an eighth day and night after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, tens of thousands of demonstrators returned to the streets in cities across the United States, continuing daily protests that have been among the most widespread civil unrest the nation has seen in half a century. Though many defied strict new curfews, the tenor of events on Tuesday was largely peaceful, with fewer instances of looting and violent clashes that characterized previous nights.
In Washington, D.C., military vehicles were deployed across the city ahead of a 7 p.m. curfew. A steel fence, erected overnight on Tuesday, separated from police forces in Lafayette Park, one day after tear gas was used to disperse protesters from the park in advance of a public appearance by President Trump. In New York, a standoff between police and protesters at the entrance to the Manhattan Bridge ended peacefully.
In an interview, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey rejected President Trump’s calls to use military forces to quell protests, even as federal forces were deployed in other cities, including San Diego and Buffalo. In Los Angeles, police made hundreds of arrests on Tuesday night. In Atlanta, police and military personnel used tear gas on protesters in Centennial Park, and in Charlotte, N.C., State Representative Chaz Beasley criticized police after video surfaced showing officers using stun grenades, pepper spray and pepper pellets on protesters.LIVE UPDATESOur reporters and photographers are on the ground in cities across the country. Here’s what they’re seeing.
Wednesday
Minneapolis
George Floyd’s son Quincy, center, visited the memorial to his father with the family’s lawyer, Benjamin L. Crump, left.
A funeral service for Mr. Floyd will take place tomorrow.
Washington
Benard Farley walked past a police line during a protest on Wednesday.
Military vehicles staged outside of the White House.
Father Timothy Cole prays for protesters and the police during a protest.
Tuesday
The eighth day of protests was largely peaceful, with only sporadic reports of looting overnight. Washington is becoming a heavily armed fortress, and criticism of President Trump’s response is mounting.
Minneapolis
The memorial where George Floyd died in the custody of the Minneapolis police.
Protesters gathered at the Minnesota State Capitol.
Gianna Floyd, 6, daughter of George Floyd, and her mother, Roxie Washington, talked with reporters about his death.
New York
Protests continued in Manhattan.
Anwar Hussain cleaned up the souvenir shop he has managed for 18 years after another night of looting.
Police officers after the curfew began in the Bronx on Tuesday.
Louisville, Ky.
Tank Sullivan stood guard outside Dino’s Food Mart after demonstrators threw a Molotov cocktail onto the roof the night before.
A boarded-up nail salon.
A late-night protest after curfew.
Washington
Protesters demonstrated near the White House.
Protesters took a knee across the street from Saint John Paul II National Shrine.
Senator Elizabeth Warren and her husband, Bruce, at protests near the White House.
Houston
Protesters on horseback showed up in the downtown area.
Philonise Floyd, a brother of George Floyd, spoke at a protest rally.
Thousands gathered for another day of protest.
Atlanta
The police and the National Guard moved into protesters after curfew.
A protester threw a smoke device at the police during a demonstration.
Protesters moved through downtown earlier in the day.
Boston
Daytime protest.
Protesters set off fireworks during a rally.
Facing off with law enforcement.
Los Angeles
Members of the National Guard watched as demonstrators marched along Hollywood Boulevard.
Demonstrators greeted members of the National Guard.
A police officer knelt during the protest.
Richmond, Va.
Protesters gathered around the statue of the Confederate general Robert E. Lee near downtown.
Orlando, Fla.
The police deployed tear gas during a demonstration outside City Hall.
Monday
Protests and looting continued around the country. Tear gas filled the streets near the White House. And curfews were ignored as demonstrators took to the streets in places like New York, Minneapolis, Los Angeles and elsewhere.
Minneapolis
Protesters gathered at the site of the killing of George Floyd.
Terrence Floyd visited the site where his brother, George Floyd, was killed.
Cleaning up graffiti after the protests.
New York
The protests were mostly peaceful, but reports of looting later in the night prompted Mayor Bill de Blasio to announce that the 11 p.m. curfew would be moved up on Tuesday to 8 p.m.
Participants and observers of the protests said they had never seen expressions of grief and anger of such magnitude.
Protesters walked across the Brooklyn Bridge.
Louisville, Ky.
People were caught in tear gas fired by the police.
Kentucky state troopers dressed in full riot gear advanced on demonstrators who were violating curfew and refused to disperse.
Demonstrators also protested the deaths of Breonna Taylor, who was killed by the police in March, and David McAtee, a local restaurant owner who was shot and killed earlier Monday at a protest.
Los Angeles
Protesters marched along the iconic theater district of Hollywood Boulevard.
Cory Palka, the commander of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Western division, took a knee with protesters after making an impassioned speech in support of a peaceful demonstration.
A mix of people accused of looting or violating curfew were placed under arrest.
Dallas
Protesters marched to the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge.
Police officers surrounded and detained hundreds of protesters.
Demonstrations against police brutality continued on Monday.
Washington
President Trump said he planned for a police and law enforcement presence to “dominate the streets.”
U.S. Park Police officers pushed protesters back near the White House.
A man had tear gas washed off his face after the police advanced on protesters outside the White House.
Philadelphia
Protesters raced up a hill to escape tear gas after a march through Center City.
A protester returned a tear-gas canister.
Shouting in frustration.
Seattle
Protesters with a picture of Mr. Floyd during a demonstration in Seattle, which announced its third night of curfews on Monday.
Thousands marched through the streets.
Some held a prayer vigil by the First African Methodist Episcopal Church.
St. Louis
Fireworks exploded near the police during the protest.
A protester took a knee in front of police officers.
A protester holding a charred American flag.
Oakland, Calif.
Thousands gathered in the city.
Atlanta
Protesters ran from tear gas during a standoff in front of the Georgia State Capitol.
San Francisco
Protesters demonstrated outside of City Hall.
Sunday
In Washington, the White House went dark as protests flared around it. Rallies, marches and looting engulfed cities from coast to coast. Mayors and police chiefs spent the day explaining, defending and promising full investigations into the actions of officers seen on some disturbing videos.
Washington
Demonstrators started a fire near the White House.
And the police dispersed protesters.
Outside a dark White House, protesters rallied and the police used tear gas on them.
Minneapolis
A tanker truck drove toward thousands of protesters on a Minnesota highway on Sunday.
Masked and armed police officers confronted protesters in the city where Mr. Floyd died.
People gathered at the site of the death of Mr. Floyd in police custody.
Philadelphia
A woman reacted as she was arrested.
A T-Mobile store was looted.
Ferguson, Mo.
In the city where Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man, was shot and killed by a white police officer in 2014, protesters came prepared for tear gas with jugs of milk.
As expected, the police used tear gas on the crowd.
Officers stood guard near businesses on South Florissant Road.
New York
Marchers made their way to the Manhattan Bridge in Brooklyn on Sunday.
Protesters gathered in Manhattan.
A sign of solidarity in Brooklyn.
Atlanta
In the city, which has convulsed for several nights, a protester tried to talk to the police amid tear gas downtown.
Columbia, S.C.
Police officers chased a protester through traffic after the curfew went into effect.
Members of law enforcement in riot gear lined up outside of the State Capitol.
Protesters fled from tear gas fired by the police.
Los Angeles
A protester tried to throw a tear-gas canister back at the police in Santa Monica as demonstrators clashed with the police.
A protester shook the hand of a National Guard member after other demonstrators hurled epithets and insults.
The Hollywood location of Melrose Mac, a well-known computer store, was looted and set on fire late Saturday.
San Francisco
People knelt in front of the Hall of Justice.
Tulsa, Okla.
A man fell off an overpass and several people were injured on Interstate 244 when a truck pulling a horse trailer drove through a group of protesters blocking the highway.
Boston
Smoke rose around police officers as they used pepper spray during clashes with protesters.
Miami
Local news outlets reported that the protests on Sunday were peaceful.
Detroit
Police officers launched tear gas canisters at protesters.
Seattle
The National Guard was activated and a curfew put in place, but demonstrators were undeterred.
Tampa, Fla.
Fists were raised to show support for marchers.
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