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Arson [ 1] Social media activism. Wikimedia Commons has media related to George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C.. Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States, experienced a series of protests and riots following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Some of the events involved violence, looting, and destruction.
George Floyd protests in Washington, D.C., and its suburbs continued into June, drawing thousands. [76] August 28 – Tens of thousands gathered to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, which was announced in June during the funeral of George Floyd and will be led by Rev. Al Sharpton along with the NAACP. [77]
1991 – 1991 Washington, DC riot, Mount Pleasant riot, May 5–9, Washington, D.C. 1991 – Overtown, Miami, June 28, Riot in the heavily Black section of Overtown against Cuban Americans. Miami, Florida; 1991 – Crown Heights riot, August 1991, Brooklyn, New York; 1992 – 1992 Los Angeles riots, April–May 1992, Los Angeles, California
Several people were arrested in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday in connection to protests ahead of Congress' certification of the Electoral College votes on Wednesday. Washington D.C. Metropolitan ...
The 1991 Washington, D.C., riot, sometimes referred to as the Mount Pleasant riot or Mount Pleasant Disturbance, [1] occurred in May 1991, when rioting broke out in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Washington, D.C., in response to an African-American female police officer having shot a Salvadoran man in the chest following a Cinco de Mayo celebration.
Anti-immigration demonstrators have attacked police and smashed the windows of a hotel, as unrest across the country continues. Masked rioters launched lengths of wood and sprayed fire ...
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Capitol Police leadership had not planned for a riot or attack, [359] and on January 6, under "orders from leadership", the force deployed without riot gear, shields, batons, or "less lethal" arms such as sting grenades. Department riot shields had been improperly stored, causing them to shatter upon impact. [162]