30 powerful moments of peaceful George Floyd protests from across the country
It is important to highlight the numerous powerful moments of solidarity and support from peaceful protests to remember that at the end of the day, these protestors just want one thing: justice
As protests over the death of George Floyd continue across the nation, there have been continued attempts to discredit the calls for justice by amplifying instances of violence during these demonstrations. However, social media posts from a number of protestors seem to indicate that originally peaceful protests only took a turn for the worse when the police enforced aggressive tactics—rubber bullets, tear gas, pepper spray, etc.—on demonstrators and exacerbated an already-tense situation. It is therefore important to call attention to the numerous powerful moments of solidarity and support from peaceful protests to remember that at the end of the day, these protestors just want one thing: justice.
Here are 30 such moments from the recent protests:
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Use your voice & chant until you lose your voice, for those who don’t have a voice in this country due to oppression. Pictures from the Peaceful Glendora Protest today. I’m so glad our community was able to come together in Glendora & protest injustice peacefully
— paige thomas-latasa (@ppaigeanne) June 2, 2020
Pictures by me pic.twitter.com/sOkDH1aJve
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I got this photo at the peaceful protest in Temecula today. Does anyone know this guy? pic.twitter.com/frvD17qgb6
— Lewis (@lewismurray__) May 31, 2020
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The world needs to know about what happened in Newark today. A Black city, with a Black mayor (who marched with us), and many Black owned businesses. 100% peaceful demonstrations. Anger was allowed to be expressed in a healthy way and wasn’t met with force. pic.twitter.com/eyRrO0OIzN
— Brian Scully (@brian_m_scully) May 31, 2020
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Amazing scene unfolding in Flint, Twp, Michigan. Genesee County Sheriff Chris Swanson has joined protesters in a peaceful march. Read More: https://t.co/4ioyUnymNv @MichStatePolice @GovWhitmer pic.twitter.com/nMCVuXQ0TZ
— Mid-Michigan NOW (@midmichigannow) May 31, 2020
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Chief Wysocki on the march today, standing together with the residents we serve to remember and honor George Floyd. #StrongerTogether #CamdenStrong pic.twitter.com/UJAjxXkxrx
— Camden County Police (@CamdenCountyPD) May 31, 2020
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i was just at a local home goods store w/ my cousin getting furniture for my place when an elderly white woman approached me at the check out counter. she looked at me w/ tears in her eyes... & then said “i’m from Minneapolis & I just want you to know “you matter to me.”
— zay (@zayjones11) May 30, 2020
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A #Ferguson police captain joins protesters and a few other officers taking a knee in memory of #GeorgeFloyd. pic.twitter.com/UgzVnFcIWP
— Robert Cohen (@kodacohen) May 31, 2020
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Support from the #Amish community in Minneapolis #AllLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatter #RIPGeorgeFloyd #Minneapolisprotests pic.twitter.com/qEkVkmOhGA
— WhatTheNed (@NedWhat) May 29, 2020
they’re actually a very conservative group of Church Of God..they call themselves the Restoration. i know a lot of these people personally and they’re so kind
— bree ❄️ (@breonskiix3) May 30, 2020
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Community coming together to clean up in South Minneapolis. Of course the media won’t show you this part though. pic.twitter.com/Cpywly5MRq
— Monica Chung (@lolwtfnotmonica) May 28, 2020
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Protesters protecting one cop who got separated from his team. It's not against this one cop, it's the entire history of abuse and these protesters recognized that. pic.twitter.com/KSEatOHI0X
— steckles (@steckles) May 30, 2020
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Love seeing beautiful moments like this one between Muskegon Police Officer Shane Brown and a local resident during yesterday’s protest.
— Erik Kostrzewa (@FOX17Erik) June 1, 2020
Still a long way to go, but we are with you in the fight. May your voices continue to be heard loud and clear until we see meaningful change. pic.twitter.com/Ns7HtEUky8
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“The news crews focus on black people looting, but there are many of us here also trying to clean up. They don’t focus on that!” This is Marvin Applewhite. He is leading efforts to clean up after riots. https://t.co/PzCaM5MMPg #GeorgeFloydprotest #GeorgeFlyod pic.twitter.com/QsFUUvUidd
— Indeliblefink (@IndelibleFink) May 29, 2020
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People seem determined to share only violent images tonight.
— Joshua Potash (@JoshuaPotash) May 31, 2020
Please make sure that the massive peaceful protests like this one in Chicago get just as much attention.#BLACK_LIVES_MATTER
pic.twitter.com/zwsD1rOS8i
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A beautiful moment of silence for #GeorgeFloyd at the peaceful protests in Temecula. #JusticeForGeorgeFlyod #BlackLivesMatter pic.twitter.com/tY5xI8IKB0
— Kowabunga Kiersten (@KierstenMyers01) May 30, 2020
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This was beautiful ... absolutely beautiful
— Harrison Sanford (@HarrisonSanford) May 30, 2020
This thing went sideways once the cops tried to stop the march from getting into Beverly Hills going west of Fairfax and 3rd pic.twitter.com/6Y2gl4tcLW
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A veteran protesting his government after fighting for it shows the united fight for equality. #pics pic.twitter.com/6KvDZME608
— The Best Pictures (@BeautifuImages) June 1, 2020
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Portland, Oregon. #Police #demonstrating and trying to show they hear and understand the #frustration. pic.twitter.com/0htzRqe6Au
— Crazy funny Stuff (@crazyfunnystuff) June 1, 2020
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A protester and a police officer today in Fargo. This is what solidarity looks like. pic.twitter.com/IhjyYyRqUk
— Ａｎｉｓ Ｍｕｓｌｉć ⣢ (@0xUID) May 31, 2020
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Sign I saw earlier at the Raleigh protest pic.twitter.com/th3HSOI8mt
— Madison A. Teeter (@madisonateeter) May 31, 2020
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Peaceful protests in Canton, Ohio breaks into song. What a beautiful thing this is to see. #unity pic.twitter.com/9T8KUmHl8a
— 𝕁𝕒𝕜𝕖🗯 (@Jake_Friel) May 30, 2020
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#WhiteCoatsForBlackLives
— Danielle Verghese (@DanielleVMD) May 31, 2020
I’m so grateful to every single person who joined today. We came together from medical school, anesthesiology, OB/GYN, urology, family medicine, and internal medicine to remember #GeorgeFloyd. It’s time to break the culture of silence. #MedTwitter pic.twitter.com/F8W0cFeV3n
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Harlem’s protest for George Floyd is very peaceful. Don’t let anyone lie. pic.twitter.com/98galxhKZ4
— Frederick Joseph (@FredTJoseph) May 30, 2020
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Some protestors in Brooklyn calling to loot the Target, but organizers are rushing in front of the store to stop them, keep things non-violent #nycprotest pic.twitter.com/6x70cpcjep
— Andrew Solender (@AndrewSolender) May 31, 2020
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Bravo to the youth voices at #BlenheimPalace yesterday. This 9 year old's sign says: A girl's place is in the resistance (with pic of Princess Leah). She made it herself. It was a peaceful protest with more families than I'd ever seen. #dumptrump #expats pic.twitter.com/SS1UMFbnDZ
— Noelle (@noellethenerd) July 13, 2018
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Santa Cruz police chief taking a knee with peaceful protesters during a demonstration in Santa Cruz, CA #BLACK_LIVES_MATTER pic.twitter.com/TO2P0LSdWJ
— Honourable victor (@HonorableToro) May 31, 2020
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Apparently cops in Kansas City joined the local protest against police brutality. And my first reaction was to say something smart ass. But this is truly a start. pic.twitter.com/e3sUwaR16h
— Dylan (@dyllyp) May 30, 2020
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Modist brewing in Minneapolis via /r/pics https://t.co/iedPz0V31S pic.twitter.com/0pbuDfvVnO
— Bomb Voyage | Le Pig-al Patrol (@v0y4ge) May 30, 2020
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Lawyers offering pro bono services for arrested protestors. Minneapolis, Houston, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles. I know there are far more doing the same thing in other cities please add them to this thread pic.twitter.com/rRCODVDr8q
— Roy Wood Jr- Ex Jedi (@roywoodjr) May 30, 2020
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Tacoma earlier today. We laid down for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, which was how long George Floyd was held down for. The second peaceful protest in Tacoma, you won’t see it on the news though. pic.twitter.com/M23aIo2nlC
— ash (@asheeknees_) June 2, 2020
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