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2020 American Cultural Revolution
Part of the Black Lives Matter movement
and reactions to the killing of George Floyd
Crowd of protesters with signs, including one reading "I Can't Breathe"
Clockwise from top:
  • Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota where George Floyd was killed and the unrest began
  • Police and National Guard at a protest in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • Demonstrators and firefighters on a torched street in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Protesters rally in New York City's Washington Square Park
  • Police and National Guard in front of the White House in Washington, D.C.
  • The SPD East Precinct building's sign on June 10, 2020. The building, boarded up and abandoned, shows "people" spray painted over the word "police".
  • An equestrian statue covered in spray-painted graffiti with a protester in front holding a sign reading "BLACK LIVES MATTER".
  • Minnesota State Patrol troopers in formation in front of a burning building in Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • The Minneapolis Police's 3rd Precinct set ablaze by protesters
DateMay 26, 2020 – present
(4 years, 6 months and 4 days)
Location
Caused by
MethodsProtests, demonstrations, civil disobedience, civil resistance and riots
StatusOngoing
Deaths, arrests and damages
Death(s)28[a]
Arrested14,000+[3]
Property damage$500 million in Minneapolis–Saint Paul (mid June)[4]


The American Cultural Revolution, is an ongoing movement in the United States from May 26, 2020. Launched by Anarchists, targeted monuments to the Confederate States of America, its leaders and its military. The American Cultural Revolution began following the killing of George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill.


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  1. ^ a b c Owermohle, Sarah (June 1, 2020). "Surgeon general: 'You understand the anger'". Politico. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
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