US History: What's Going On?: Making Sense of the Protests: The Backstory: Context of the Uprisings
Police Brutality and Abuses in Historical Context
- Black Lives Matter’s Years of Pressure Paved Way for Sudden Police Overhaul
**Requires a special login & password for access. Click on the key icon for details.** - Immunity Doctrine Often Shields Police From Lawsuits"Qualified immunity lets officers do their jobs, advocates say; ‘shoot first, think later,’ a dissenting justice complains"
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Rebellion in Historical Context
These are more in-depth explorations of the issues of rebellion and resistance in historical context.
- The Minneapolis Uprising in ContextA proper understanding of urban rebellion depends on our ability to interpret it not as a wave of criminality, but as political violence.
- Protest Nation
2017 article. It does not discuss the current protests but provides historical background on the role of protest movements in shaping American society.
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Christian Cooper
Trevor Noah talks about Amy Cooper in his video. Here is the story of Amy Cooper a white woman who called the police on Christian Cooper (no relation) when he asked her to put her dog on a leash.
- How 2 Lives Collided in Central Park, Rattling the Nation
The inside story of the black birder and the white woman who called the police on him. Their encounter stirred wrenching conversations about racism and white privilege.
Context of George Floyd's Death, the MPD and Race in Minneapolis
- George Floyd, From ‘I Want to Touch the World’ to ‘I Can’t Breathe’Mr. Floyd had big plans for life nearly 30 years ago. His death in police custody is powering a movement against police brutality and racial injustice.
- Racial inequality in Minneapolis is among the worst in the nation
The economic gulf between black and white families is higher in the Minnesota city than nearly anywhere else in America, data show - George Floyd and Derek Chauvin: The Lives of the Victim and His Killer**Requires a special login & password for access. Click on the key icon for details.**
- A Minneapolis Police Chief Promised Change. George Floyd’s Death Shows Hurdles.**Requires a special login & password for access. Click on the key icon for details.**
Protests in Response to Deaths in Other Cities
- Here’s What You Need to Know About Breonna Taylor’s DeathFury over the killing of Ms. Taylor by the police has been growing, driving tense demonstrations in Louisville, Ky., and elsewhere.
- How Rayshard Brooks Was Fatally Shot by the Atlanta Police"One officer has been fired and another placed on administrative duty. A Times video analysis shows the sequence of events leading to the fatal shooting."
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International Impact
- So other people would be also free
The killing of one man in Minneapolis has sparked global protests
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