George Floyd protests in Florida | |
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Part of George Floyd protests | |
Date | May 28 – June 13, 2020 (2 weeks and 2 days) |
Location | Florida, United States |
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This is a list of protests in Florida in response to the murder of George Floyd. On May 31, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis activated the Florida National Guard, and deployed 700 soldiers to assist law enforcement agencies across the state. Additionally, DeSantis instructed the Florida Highway Patrol to mobilize 1,300 troopers to assist in policing actions. [3]
Starting May 31, Broward County was placed under a 9 PM – 6 AM curfew for seven days. [45]
Civil unrest over the murder of George Floyd began as local protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul on May 26, 2020, the day after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Protests and civil disorder quickly spread to other locations in the U.S. state of Minnesota, the United States, and internationally. This list includes notable protests and events of civil disorder in Minnesota in the aftermath of George Floyd's murder.
In 2020, a series of protests took place in California related to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody. On May 31, 2020, the California Department of Human Resources advised "all state departments with offices in downtown city areas" to close on June 1.
Beginning on May 28, 2020, a number of cities in Ohio saw protests against the murder of George Floyd. Major cities such as Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Dayton had large protests, and numerous smaller cities and towns saw demonstrations as well. As a result of rioting and looting, a number of cities such as Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Cincinnati and Springfield imposed curfews of varying times.
This is a list of protests in New York following the murder of George Floyd in 2020.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Alabama, United States. Protests occurred in fourteen various communities in the state.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Arizona, United States. Protests occurred in at least nineteen communities in the state, with protests continuing for five weeks in Phoenix.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Delaware, United States.
There were a series of George Floyd protests in Illinois. Demonstrations and protests were held in at least 30 communities around the state, with major demonstrations happening in Chicago.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in the U.S. state of Maine.
There have been a series of George Floyd protests in Michigan. Following the murder of George Floyd, protests spread from Minneapolis to other parts of the United States, including Michigan. Protests broke out in Detroit on the night of May 29 and spread to over 24 other cities over the following days.
This is a list of protests related to the murder of George Floyd in Nevada, United States.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in North Carolina, United States.
This is a list of protests in Oklahoma related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests that took place in Pennsylvania in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in South Carolina related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in the U.S. state of Utah related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests held in Wisconsin, related to the murder of George Floyd, during 2020. Additional protests occurred in late August in Kenosha, Wisconsin in the aftermath of the shooting of Jacob Blake and Alvin Cole.
This is a list of protests that took place in the San Francisco Bay Area following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody.
This is a list of protests that took place in Los Angeles County, California following the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, while in police custody.