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This is a list of protests in Florida in response to the murder of George Floyd.On May 31, 2020, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis activated the Florida National Guard, and deployed 700 soldiers to assist law enforcement agencies across the state.
Pensacola: Florida July 7 The City of Pensacola is calling for its removal. Lee Square may also be renamed Florida Square. The monument was vandalized with red paint on the night of June 29. Removal of monument began on October 26 with the removal of the 42 ft. monument's 8 ft. statue portion. [139] [140] [141] Henry County Confederate Monument ...
Florida Square: Pensacola: FL US Jul 14, 2020: Jul 14, 2020: The Pensacola City Council voted unanimously to revert the square's name back to Florida Square. The council also voted to remove a Confederate monument in the square. [272] [273] [274] Robert E. Lee Road: Unison Road: Houston: TX: US
Multiple organizations are planning protests in Florida against the U.S. Supreme Court's landmark decision to overrule Roe v. Wade.
On Friday, April 21, hundreds of high school and college students throughout Florida are walking out of classrooms to protest Governor Ron DeSantis and his education policies.
Florida Republicans passed the state’s Combating Public Disorder law in 2021, in the aftermath of the George Floyd protests, which were largely peaceful but at times erupted in spurts of chaos ...
On March 10, 1993, Dr. David Gunn was fatally shot by anti-abortion extremist Michael Frederick Griffin in Pensacola, Florida.It was the first documented killing of an obstetrics and gynaecology doctor where the stated intention of the perpetrator was to prevent a doctor from providing abortion care in an act of anti-abortion violence in the United States.
A controversial Florida sheriff on Tuesday said he would turn local gun owners into special deputies if the civil-rights protests sweeping the country in recent weeks turn violent across his county.