A disturbing number of incidents of police brutality and excessive force against peaceful protesters and journalists were documented. Free speech was also affected in the process.
Millions took to the streets in support of racial justice under the rallying cry “Black Lives Matter.” Most protests were peaceful, but several cities experienced large-scale violence. after a video emerged of a white police officer killing a black man named George Floyd. In May 2020, protests erupted all over the U.S.
