Photos from George Floyd Protests Across the U.S.

1 of 27

Julio Cortez/AP/Shutterstock

A protestor carries an upside-down American flag — a signal of extreme distress — in front of a burning building in Minneapolis, where protests first erupted following George Floyd's May 25 death at the hands of police officers.

2 of 27

MARK FELIX/AFP via Getty Images

Floyd's niece Gabrielle Thompson mourns his death at a protest in Houston, where Floyd was born and raised before moving to Minneapolis several years ago.

3 of 27

Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images

Protestors demonstrate outside the Colorado State Capitol building in Denver.

Continued on next slide.

4 of 27

Megan Jelinger/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

A protestor uses milk to help soothe a fellow protestor who appears to have been tear-gassed or pepper-sprayed.

5 of 27

Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Demonstrators gathered near the White House raise their arms up as they face off with police.

6 of 27

Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty

In Portland, Maine, protestors lie down in the center of a busy intersection with their hands behind their backs.

Continued on next slide.

7 of 27

Megan Jelinger/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images

Protestors in Columbus, Ohio, speak out against the racial disparities and systemic racism that underlie the disproportionately high infection and death rates from COVID-19 among people of color.

8 of 27

BRYAN R. SMITH/AFP via Getty Images

In N.Y.C.'s West Village, demonstrators carry signs reading "Black Lives Matter" and "Stop Killing Black People" as they protest police brutality and systemic racism.

9 of 27

David Dee Delgado/Getty Images

In New York City, protestors hop atop a police car in Union Square.

Continued on next slide.

10 of 27

JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images

Cars burn as a man crosses the street in Seattle, where peaceful protests became destructive on Saturday.

11 of 27

KEREM YUCEL/AFP via Getty Images

A demonstrator holds up a sign that reads "No Justice, No Peace," and "#GeorgeFloyd" in front of a line of police near Minneapolis' 5th Precinct.

12 of 27

Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

A firework explodes near a police line in Atlanta.

Continued on next slide.

13 of 27

JASON REDMOND/AFP via Getty Images

Police block off the street amid Seattle demonstrations demanding justice for George Floyd.

14 of 27

John Lamparski/NurPhoto via Getty Images

A crowd of young demonstrators take a knee in New York City's Times Square.

15 of 27

Bastiaan Slabbers/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Protestors stand together in Philadelphia.

Continued on next slide.

16 of 27

Jim Vondruska/NurPhoto via Getty Images

Police and protestors clash in Chicago's Saturday protest.

17 of 27

Brett Carlsen/Getty Images

Protestors gather in Louisville, Kentucky, seeking justice for George Floyd as well as Breonna Taylor, a 26-year-old black woman who was fatally shot by police on March 13 in her Louisville home.

18 of 27

Scott Olson/Getty Images

Police in riot gear emerge from a cloud of blue smoke as they approach protestors in Minneapolis.

Continued on next slide.

19 of 27

Mario Tama/Getty Images

In Los Angeles, protestors sit and listen during a demonstration against police brutality.

20 of 27

Protestors kneel in front of Detroit police holding up riot shields.

21 of 27

Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images

In Atlanta, protestors converge on the CNN Center, which became the site of a violent exchange between demonstrators and police. The SWAT Team and National Guard were both called in as the number of demonstrators swelled.

Continued on next slide.

22 of 27

NICHOLAS KAMM/Getty Images

Protestors kneel outside of the White House in Washington, D.C.

23 of 27

John Minchillo/AP/Shutterstock

Protestors raise their fists against a background of smoke and flames in Minneapolis.

24 of 27

Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu Agency via Getty

Protestors stand outside the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, holding up a banner with George Floyd's name.

Continued on next slide.

25 of 27

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images

A police officer sprays protestors with pepper spray in Brooklyn.

26 of 27

ERIC BARADAT/Getty Images

Protestors gather outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

27 of 27

Jessica Rinaldi/The Boston Globe via Getty

A demonstrator raises a fist in the air during a march in Boston.

Replay gallery

Account

More

Powerful Images from Protests Across the U.S. Over George Floyd's Death

1 of 27

1 of 27

2 of 27

2 of 27

3 of 27

3 of 27

4 of 27

4 of 27

5 of 27

5 of 27

6 of 27

6 of 27

7 of 27

7 of 27

8 of 27

8 of 27

9 of 27

9 of 27

10 of 27

10 of 27

11 of 27

11 of 27

12 of 27

12 of 27

13 of 27

13 of 27

14 of 27

14 of 27

15 of 27

15 of 27

16 of 27

16 of 27

17 of 27

17 of 27

18 of 27

18 of 27

19 of 27

19 of 27

20 of 27

20 of 27

21 of 27

21 of 27

22 of 27

22 of 27

23 of 27

23 of 27

24 of 27

24 of 27

25 of 27

25 of 27

26 of 27

26 of 27

27 of 27

27 of 27

Share the Gallery

Up Next

Share the Gallery