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Police Activity and Violence at 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests in Portland, Oregon

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Title

Police Activity and Violence at 2020 Black Lives Matter Protests in Portland, Oregon

Subject

Black Lives Matter; Portland, Oregon; Police; Police Brutality; Peaceful Protest; Military; Military Violence; George Floyd;

Description

A collection of Twitter posts from journalists, reporters, and citizens of Portland, OR who have attended and are involved with the Black Lives Matter Protests that have occurred in Portland from May, 2020 to October, 2020 and are ongoing as of October, 2020.
Protests began on May 28, 2020 after the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020, and have continued nightly for nearly 5 months, with only a brief lull due to severe air toxicity created by 2020 Oregon Wildfires.
Police brutality has been a consistent event at these protests, and local and independent journalists have documented this.
Posts include text, video, and images depicting police, military, and other law enforcement presence and actions at these events, and events relating to these actions.

Creator

Anna Rogers

Publisher

Twitter

Date

2020-05-28 - 2020-10-25

Contributor

Anna Rogers

Rights

The individuals who created these items may hold the rights to their content

Language

English

Coverage

Portland, OR; 2020; Portland Protests; Black Lives Matter; Portland Black Lives Matter Protests; 2020 United States Election