| George Floyd protests in Iowa | |
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 Protest in Des Moines on May 29 | |
| Date | May 28 – June 5, 2020 (1 week and 1 day) |
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This is a list of George Floyd protests in Iowa, United States.
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| Protest in Des Moines on May 29 | |
| Date | May 28 – June 5, 2020 (1 week and 1 day) |
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This is a list of George Floyd protests in Iowa, United States.
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Roughly 300 people gathered the evening of May 30 to march around Ames' City Hall. [1]
Protesters gathered at the Linn County Courthouse on May 29, 2020. [2]
A small group protested in Bayliss Park on May 31. [3]
May 30: More than 500 people in LaClaire Park to protest. [4] Rocks were thrown during part of the protest. [5] May 31: Dozens of shots were fired all over the city. At midnight, a 22-year-old female protester was shot in the back and died. A police officer injured in a drive-by shooting was recovering and in "good spirits." [6] [7] On June 1, at around 3:00 a.m., three Davenport police officers were ambushed by gunfire while on patrol. Two of the officers were injured while the third returned fire. [6]
About 200 people gathered on Water Street on the afternoon of May 31 to protest. [8]
Hundreds of protesters clashed with police outside of the city's police headquarters on May 29. Some protesters threw bottles, rocks, bricks, and fire crackers at officers and windows were smashed at nearby buildings in the city's East Village neighborhood. Tear gas and pepper spray were used. [9] A protest and march on May 30 spilled to Iowa State Capitol steps and the city's Court Avenue entertainment district, where windows were broken at the Polk County Courthouse and several businesses were vandalized. [10]
About 100 protesters lay on the ground to honor George Floyd in Jackson Park on June 1. Speakers included the President of the Dubuque chapter of the NAACP and a woman who sued the city for injuring her with a Taser in 2019. [11]
Around a hundred people gathered in downtown Fort Dodge on May 31 for a protest and March. [12]
Hundreds protested the afternoon of May 30 at the Pentacrest on the University of Iowa campus. Streets were blocked to allow protesters to maintain social distance due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [13]
On May 31, about 30 people held signs along North Washington Street near Central Park around 9:30 p.m. [14]
On June 5, over 100 protesters rallied in Central Park and marched through downtown. [15]
On May 29, about 100 protesters marched to the Sioux City Police/Fire Headquarters building. [16] [17] June 5: Hundreds gathered at 3pm for a protest at Cook Park. [18]
Approximately 500 people marched from Veteran's Memorial Park to Lincoln Park on May 29. [19]
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 George Floyd protests in the U.S. state of Oregon.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Virginia. Following the murder of George Floyd by a police officer, protests spread from Minneapolis to other parts of the United States, including Virginia. Protests broke out in Richmond on the night of May 28 and spread to over 50 other cities over the following days.
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 Arkansas, United States. Through July 2020, protests occurred in at least thirteen various communities in the state.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Indiana, United States. As of July 2020, protests had occurred in at least 25 communities throughout the state.
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. The vast majority of demonstrations were peaceful, though there were several instances of property damage or violence attributed to demonstrators or counter-protestors, the worst of which occurred in Aurora. In some cities, curfews were issued or orders released advising residents to avoid the areas in which protests were taking place.
This is a list of protests brought on by the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd in Kentucky, United States. In 2020, there were protests throughout Kentucky in reaction to the shooting of Breonna Taylor and murder of George Floyd by police, as well as the shooting of David McAtee by the Kentucky Army National Guard. The demonstrations happened regularly in the largest cities in Kentucky, including Louisville and Lexington. Many of the smaller cities had protests on at least one day.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Louisiana, United States.
This is a list of protests related to the murder of George Floyd in Montana, United States.
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 Dakota related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in the U.S. state of Texas related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in the U.S. State of West Virginia related to the murder of George Floyd.
This is a list of protests in the U.S. State of Wyoming related to the murder of George Floyd.
A series of George Floyd protests took place in Georgia, United States, following the murder of George Floyd in 2020. 11 consecutive days of protests and rallies occurred in Atlanta through June 8, 2020. Through July 2020, protests occurred in twenty various cities and communities in the state.
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.
