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Photos: Protests In Response To The Death Of George Floyd Shake The Nation

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Published May 31, 2020 at 1:21 PM EDT
A woman stands in front of a line of police officers near the White House during a protest in Washington, D.C.

Demonstrators and police clashed this weekend as anguish and rage swept through cities across the U.S. in response to the death of George Floyd. Protesters were tear-gassed, police cars destroyed, buildings vandalized and businesses looted in some of the nation's worst civil unrest in years.

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Police officers stand in a line amid protesters in Raleigh, N.C.

Here's a look at some of the cities.

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George Floyd's niece Gabrielle Thompson (center) cries as she hugs another woman during a Justice for George Floyd event in Houston on Saturday.

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Protesters sit at an intersection during a protest over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Ky. Taylor, a black woman, was fatally shot by Louisville police in her home in March.

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A couple wears masks that read

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Portraits of George Floyd have become a fresh symbol of police brutality against black people, and a sign reading,

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A woman is pepper-sprayed by law enforcement in Minneapolis during a demonstration against the death of George Floyd.

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Demonstrators are detained by police during a protest in Atlanta. The protest started peacefully earlier in the day before demonstrators and police clashed.

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A man walks past a vandalized business during the Justice for George Floyd protest in Philadelphia on Saturday night.

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