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George Floyd Protests In Texas
This is a George Floyd protests, list of protests in the U.S. state of Texas related to the murder of George Floyd. Locations Abilene Dozens marched around the city after gathering at the Abilene Police Department for a protest on May 31. June 8: Hundreds marched from the Abilene Convention Center to the Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Junior Memorial bridge. Alpine On June 6, hundreds of people marched through the streets to the Brewster County, Texas, Brewster County courthouse. One West Texas journalist stated that he believed it was the largest protest he had seen in the Big Bend (Texas), Big Bend area. Police criticism had recently flared due to racist comments reportedly made by Brewster County sheriff candidate Devon Portillo. Portillo blamed the racist comments on hackers. Amarillo A crowd of more than 100 marched from City Hall to Sam Houston Park starting around 10am on May 31. There were some conflicts with "armed individuals" and an opposi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Floyd Protests
The George Floyd protests were a series of protests and civil unrest against police brutality and racism that began in Minneapolis on May 26, 2020, and largely took place during 2020. The civil unrest and protests began as part of international reactions to the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African American man who was murdered during an arrest after Derek Chauvin, a Minneapolis Police Department officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for 9 minutes and 29 seconds as three other officers looked on and prevented passers-by from intervening. Chauvin and the other three officers involved were later arrested. In April 2021, Chauvin was found guilty of second-degree unintentional murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter. Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison with possibility of supervised release after 15 years for second-degree murder in June 2021. The George Floyd protest movement began hours after his murder as bystander video and word of mouth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
