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Amateur video of protesters and police at Trump Tower (Chicago) 4:00 p.m. on May 30, 2020. During protests on May 30, one person died and six were shot. [13] The Chicago Police reported multiple arrests and damaged property. [14] Superintendent David Brown said 132 officers were injured, including one who suffered a broken wrist. [15]
Riots and civil unrest in Chicago chronological order; Date Issue Event Deaths Injuries April–July, 1905 Labor 1905 Chicago teamsters' strike - The United Brotherhood of Teamsters started a strike in support for a small union of workers from Montgomery Ward but soon garnered support from most unions in the city.
This web page provides a comprehensive list of major episodes of civil unrest in the United States from the 18th to the 21st century. It covers various types of conflicts, such as anti-government, anti-immigration, anti-abolitionist, race, labor, and religious riots.
The 1968 Chicago riots were sparked by the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and lasted for three days, resulting in 11 deaths, 500 injuries, and $50 million in damage. The riots were mainly concentrated in the West and South sides of Chicago, and involved looting, arson, and clashes with police and troops.
Demonstrations and protests were held in at least 30 communities around the state, with major demonstrations happening in Chicago. The vast majority of demonstrations were peaceful, though there were several instances of property damage or violence attributed to demonstrators or counter-protestors, the worst of which occurred in Aurora.
“I don’t see how we could have made the film now had we not shot in Chicago,” writer and director Aaron Sorkin says of his new film “Trial of the Chicago 7,” now streaming on Netflix.
Learn about the street occupation at the intersection of East 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis, where George Floyd was murdered by a police officer in 2020. The article covers the background, timeline, methods, goals, and outcomes of the protest movement that lasted over a year.
The protests of 1968 were a worldwide escalation of social conflicts, characterized by anti-war, civil rights, and left-wing politics. The web page covers the causes, goals, results, and background of the protests in different regions and countries, such as the US, France, Czechoslovakia, and Yugoslavia.