| George Floyd protests in Kansas | |
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 A protest in Leavenworth in June 2020 | |
| Date | May 28 – July 24, 2020 (1 month, 3 weeks and 5 days) |
| Location | Kansas, United States |
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This is a list of George Floyd protests in Kansas, United States. Protests occurred in at least fifteen various communities in the state through July 2020.
About 200 people attended a protest on the campus of Coffeyville Community College on June 4. [3]
On June 3, around 150 people held a peaceful protest at the intersection of Madison and Rock. [4]
On May 31, several people protested at the intersection of National Avenue and U.S. Highway 69, and the following day a larger protest was held on the front steps of Memorial Hall. [5]
On June 1, a group of young people organized a protest at the courthouse square. [6]
On May 31, around 120 people gathered near 27th and Vine St. for a peaceful protest. [7]
On May 31, several hundred people gathered in front of the court house for a peaceful protest. [8]
On May 31, several hundreds of people peacefully marched down Massachusetts Street. [9]
On June 6, residents gathered for a Unity Walk that started at the Richard Allen Cultural Center and ended at Bob Dougherty Park. [10]
On May 30 and 31 protests took place in Kansas City, Kansas as well as nearby Kansas City, Missouri. [11] [12] As of June 7, protesters had been gathering in Kansas for ten consecutive days. [13]
On May 30, protesters marched down Bluemont Avenue. A second protest at Triangle Park in Aggieville occurred June 1. [14]
On June 5, residents gathered at Olathe City Hall to remember George Floyd. [15] A second protest took place on June 6 at the intersection of Santa Fe and Mur-Len Roads in honor of George Floyd. [16]
A small group of people protested on the side of a street on July 24, and four people were arrested. In response, a second protest was held outside of the Overland Park mayor's home, this one with around 70 demonstrators. [17]
On June 6, the community of Parsons held a peaceful protest and prayer vigil. [18]
On May 30, about 500 people peacefully protested in front of the Kansas State Capitol. [19]
On May 30, nearly two thousand peaceful protesters marched around parts of Wichita before dispersing by the end of the day. [20] Two more protests were held on June 2. The first began at 7:00 p.m. as demonstrators gathered at 21st and Maize in northwest Wichita and chanted peacefully. After four hours later, a firework mortar exploded and police arrived, declaring the protest an unlawful assembly. The crowd dispersed without any further violence. The second protest took place at 21st and Arkansas, where riot police and two armed counterprotesters stood by as protesters chanted against police violence. At 11:30 p.m., dozens of protesters stormed and looted a QuikTrip store, and police responded by declaring the protest an unlawful assembly and ordering the protesters to leave. Flash grenades and tear gas were deployed on looters and five arrests were made. Following the protest, city officials considered implementing a city-wide curfew, but ultimately decided not to. [21]
On May 30, twenty-five people protested in Winfield, and a second protest was organized for Friday June 5. Reportedly many black people stayed home out of fear. [22]
This is a list of protests over the murder of George Floyd that took place in the state of Washington in 2020.
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.
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 Alaska, United States. Protests occurred in at least thirteen 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 Connecticut, United States.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Idaho, 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. 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 the U.S. state of Maine.
This is a list of George Floyd protests in Massachusetts, United States. Protests and demonstrations occurred in at least 33 cities and towns throughout the state, and as of June 10, 2020 protests had occurred every day since May 28 in Boston.
This is a list of protests related to the murder of George Floyd in Montana, United States.
Following the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020, protests erupted around the nation and world. Dozens of protests, several involving thousands of protesters have been held in New Jersey. Unlike in other areas of the country, protests have been mainly peaceful. This is attributed to relatively good community-police relations, memories of the race riots of 1967, and activist leadership maintaining focus on systemic racism. After protests in Trenton and Atlantic City grew violent on May 31, curfews were set for the first time. Residents of Atlantic City helped clean up damage after the protests turned destructive.
This is a list of protests in North Dakota 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 the U.S. state of Texas related to the murder of George Floyd.
Shortly after protests seeking justice for George Floyd, an African-American who was murdered during a police arrest, began in the United States, people in Canada protested to show solidarity with Americans and to demonstrate against issues with police or racism in Canada. Vigils and protests of up to thousands of participants took place in all 10 provinces and all 3 territories of Canada.
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.
Rev. Terry Bradshaw addressed about 100 people gathered outside a municipal building in Kansas City, Kansas, Sunday afternoon.
