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The History of Resistance at Lafayette Square and the Black Lives Matter Movement, Washington, DC


In the wake of George Floyd’s death in Minneapolis, Minnesota, massive protests erupted. As with other key protests in the history of the BLM movement the city of the injustice became a key site and national stage for the protests. However, in the case of 2020, protests erupted worldwide, and Washington D.C. emerged as one of the most significant sites of protests with Lafayette Square at the forefront.