On any given day, the protesters spill out onto the streets.
They march. They kneel. They sing.
They cry. They pray. They light candles.
George Floyd’s death has sparked protests across all 50 states.
This is how the movement spread. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
They march. They kneel. They sing.
They cry. They pray. They light candles.
George Floyd’s death has sparked protests across all 50 states.
This is how the movement spread. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
Within 24 hours of George Floyd’s killing, demonstrations were organized in 5 U.S. cities, with protesters chanting the names of black people subjected to police brutality. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd 
Then the number doubled. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
And kept growing. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
It continued that way.
Within a week of George Floyd's killing, there were protests in 1,000 cities across the U.S. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
Within a week of George Floyd's killing, there were protests in 1,000 cities across the U.S. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
They kept growing.
From Encinitas, California, to Portland, Maine, and hundreds of other cities. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
From Encinitas, California, to Portland, Maine, and hundreds of other cities. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
Every day brought more — until hundreds of thousands of people were taking to the streets in more than 2,000 cities.
From northern Minnesota to paddlers at Hanalei Pier in Hawaii, who commemorated victims of racial injustice by praying and releasing lei and flowers into the sea.
From northern Minnesota to paddlers at Hanalei Pier in Hawaii, who commemorated victims of racial injustice by praying and releasing lei and flowers into the sea.
Minneapolis
Memphis
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Lawrence, Kansas
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
Louisville, Kentucky
Helena, Montana
New Orleans
Ferguson, Missouri
Denver
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Atlanta
College Station, Texas
Palmer, Alaska
Phoenix
Des Moines
New York City
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
Memphis
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Lawrence, Kansas
Los Angeles
Albuquerque
Louisville, Kentucky
Helena, Montana
New Orleans
Ferguson, Missouri
Denver
Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Atlanta
College Station, Texas
Palmer, Alaska
Phoenix
Des Moines
New York City
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
The protests trampled traditional fault lines, crushed stereotypes and unfurled in rural, conservative and majority white areas.
They crossed the economic divide, too, taking place where the median income was as low as $20,000 and as high as $220,000. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
They crossed the economic divide, too, taking place where the median income was as low as $20,000 and as high as $220,000. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
George Floyd's death has unleashed one of the most explosive trials of American racism in modern times.
See more of how a movement calling for justice reached every corner of the nation. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
See more of how a movement calling for justice reached every corner of the nation. nyti.ms/2UGX3rd
