George Floyd protests in Pennsylvania

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George Floyd protests in Pennsylvania
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Protesters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on May 30
DateMay 28 – July 2020
(1 month and 3 days)
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Pennsylvania, United States
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George Floyd protests in Pennsylvania
Cities in Pennsylvania in which a protest with about 100 or more participants was held ('"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000E-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--templatestyles-0000000F-QINU`"')
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Philadelphia on June 1
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Philadelphia on June 1
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Philadelphia on June 2

This is a list of protests that took place in Pennsylvania in 2020 following the murder of George Floyd.

Contents

Locations

Northcentral

Northeastern

Northwestern

Southcentral

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Governor Tom Wolf joining protesters in Harrisburg on June 3, 2020

Southeastern

Southwestern

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Burning police car in Pittsburgh on May 30
Protester in Pittsburgh holding a sign reading "Stop Killing Black People" Pittsburgh George Floyd Protests 09.jpg
Protester in Pittsburgh holding a sign reading "Stop Killing Black People"

See also

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