After
George Floyd
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African-American man who was murdered by a police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd may have used a counterfeit tw ...
, an unarmed
African American
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...
man, was
murdered by a white police officer,
Derek Chauvin
Derek Michael Chauvin ( ; born March 19, 1976) is an American former police officer who was convicted for the murder of George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Chauvin was a member of the Minneapolis Police ...
, during an arrest in
Minneapolis
Minneapolis () is the largest city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Hennepin County. The city is abundant in water, with thirteen lakes, wetlands, the Mississippi River, creeks and waterfalls. Minneapolis has its origin ...
,
Minnesota
Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over t ...
on May 25, 2020,
many people protested against
systemic racism
Institutional racism, also known as systemic racism, is a form of racism that is embedded in the laws and regulations of a society or an organization. It manifests as discrimination in areas such as criminal justice, employment, housing, healt ...
, both
in the United States and
internationally. During the course of these protests, many
monuments and memorials were vandalized or toppled by protestors, prompting those people who were in charge of other similar monuments to remove them from public view. Similarly, many names, mascots, and other controversial forms of symbolism were either changed or removed under direct or indirect public pressure. In other countries,
race-related and
colonial issues were also raised, and some of them were acted upon. In some cases, changes were already being planned or they had already been under consideration before the outbreak of the protests.
Color code:
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Abbreviations used:
: ES: Elementary school
: HS: High school
: MS: Middle school
: TBD: To be determined
Education
Geography
Government
Industry
Food and drink
Healthcare
Lodging
Music
Sports
Terminology
Museums
Decision pending
Proposals with official backing
See also
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List of monuments and memorials removed during the George Floyd protests
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List of U.S. Army installations named for Confederate soldiers
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Native American mascot controversy
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Weinstein effect
Notes
References
Further reading
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*St. Clair, Jeff (June 5, 2021)
"Monuments And Teams Have Changed Names As America Reckons With Racism. Birds Are Next"''NPR.''
{{George Floyd protests
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Naming controversies
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