Edited by Azizi Powell
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RIP George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Eric Garner and all those who have died as a result of police brutality. Thanks to all those who peacefully protest for a better United States and a better world. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_George_Floyd for information about the death of George Floyd and subsequent protests/riots.
Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/07/examples-of-black-civil-rights-chants.html for another pancocojams post about Black protests chants in the United States.
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EXCERPTS FROM ONLINE CONTENT ABOUT THE RECENT PROTESTS AGAINST POLICE BRUTALITY
Protests over killing of George Floyd spread across the nation
The Associated Press, May 29, 2020 7:25 p.m.
...Demonstrators took to New York City streets for a second day in protest of the death of George Floyd, the black Minnesota man killed in police custody, an invoked the names of other black people who died at police hands.
"It's my duty to be out here, "said Brianna Petrisko, among those at Foley Square in lower Manhattan, most wearing masks. The protest took place despite coronavirus prohibition of large gatherings. The demonstrators were gathered in the square, while gathered police stood across the street.
"Our country has a sickness," Petrisko said. "We have to be out here. This is the only way we are going to be heard."
The names of black people killed by police, including Floyd and Eric Garner, killed on Staten Island in 2014, were on signs carried by those in the crowd, and in their chants. Protests have taken place around the country, with some in Minnesota and elsewhere becoming violent.
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Houston
On Friday, several thousand people attended a rally in front of city hall in Houston, where George Floyd grew up.
The rally was mostly peaceful but police had apparently taken into custody a woman who had a rifle and had tried to use it to incite the crowd.
The crowd marched through downtown Houston to get to city hall, chanting "No justice, no peace" and "Say his name: George Floyd." Many held up signs that said "I Can't Breathe" and "Justice For George".
From https://www.huffpost.com/entry/george-floyd-protests-police-killing-minneapolis-nationwide-continue_n_5ed18dbac5b6eb7566d74ffa
In downtown Los Angeles, protesters shut down the 110 Freeway as they chanted "I can't breathe" and "No justice, no peace."
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Chants of WHO ARE YOU PROTECTING in Brooklyn".... **** From https://twitter.com/search?q=%23phillyprotest
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From https://triblive.com/local/pittsburgh-allegheny/protests-underway-in-downtown-pittsburgh/
..."In Pittsburgh, some protesters hung a portrait of Floyd when the crowd stopped for a moment of silence.
They later chanted: “Black lives, they matter here.”
“No justice, no peace.”
“No racist police.”
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kawthar
@xokawtharxo
[May 30, 2020]
A video of peaceful protestors in Columbus, Ohio getting
sprayed for just sitting on the ground. The police are causing the violence.
Not the protestors. #chicagoprotest #riots2020 #BlackLivesMatter
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
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A List of Cities In United States Which Experienced Protests/Riots As A Result of George Floyd's Murder By Police
"Skylar
@SkylarPetrah
[May 30, 2020]
#riots2020 Minneapolis
St. Paul
LA
San Jose
Louisville
NYC
Bakersfield
Columbus
D.C.
Detroit
Atlanta
Cincinnati
Vegas
Charlotte
Knoxville
Milwaukee
Oakland
Denver
Dallas
ATX
Houston
CHI
Boston
New Orleans
Kansas City
Des Moines
Omaha
Seattle
...and growing!
#BlackLivesMatter
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From https://twitter.com/search?q=%23protests
Michelle Fenner
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Update: May 31, 2020
The May 31, 2020 Huffington Post article entitled "Protesters Converge On White House For Second Straight Day" indicated that these chants were used: "Black Lives Matter,” “I can’t breathe” and “No justice, no
peace" and "Say His Name: George Floyd".
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I just came across this video that documents a call & response chant that was used in a George Floyd protest.
ReplyDeletehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Qn-A61j3WY
No Justice No Peace, Prosecute the Police #GeorgeFloyd Outside his killers home. #BlackLivesMatter
Shades .Vision. T.V, May 27, 2020
Unfortunately, I can't decipher all of the first part of the chant. I think the leader is saying:
"If [something] don't get it"
and the group then clearly says
"Shut it down".
It's possible that the word that I can't decipher changes each time the caller says that part.
I'd love it if someone would share what they think the first part of this chant says. Thanks in advance.
I found this call & response protest chant that was used in a rally in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
ReplyDeletecaller- "What was his name?"
group response- "George Floyd!"
caller- "What was his crime?
group response- "Being Black."
A video of that protest is included in this pancocojams post: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/no-justice-no-peace-chant-in-three-may.html 'No Justice, No Peace!' Chant In Three May 2020 Protest Marches
Here's an excerpt from https://www.huffpost.com/entry/george-floyd-global-protest-london-berlin_n_5ed40bf4c5b6f24bfb519b06
ReplyDeleteAnti-Racism Protesters Around The World Demand Justice For George Floyd
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in London, Berlin and Copenhagen over the weekend, chanting “Black lives matter” and “say his name.”
by Nadine White, 5/32/2020
..."Demonstrators in London marched across the city after gathering in Trafalgar Square, where they kneeled en masse in honor of Floyd, before heading across the River Thames to protest near the U.S. embassy in the Battersea neighborhood.
Onlookers cheered and drivers honked horns from passing cars as the protesters chanted “say his name” and “Black lives matter.” At one point, four men climbed on top of a bus stop to lead the chants, before getting down on one knee in silence and encouraging the others to do the same.
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Hundreds of people gathered for a similar demonstration in Manchester, in the north of England, and chanted “Black lives matter.”
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In Berlin, several hundred demonstrators staged a rally outside the U.S. Embassy, with posters bearing “Justice for George Floyd,” “Stop killing us” and “Who’s neckst.*”
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In Denmark, around 2,000 people gathered peacefully to protest outside the U.S. embassy in Copenhagen on Saturday. The Local reports the crowd then marched toward Christiansborg Palace, holding up signs emblazoned with “Justice for George Floyd.”
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Italy remains in a partial lockdown but protesters gathered outside the U.S. consulate in Milan on Thursday holding signs reading “I can’t breathe” and “stop killing black people.” Local media reported that the protesters simulated suffocation by gripping their hands around their necks."...
This article also mentioned protests in Mexico and in Poland.
*This is a typo for the word "next".
Documenting another call & response chant from a peaceful protest march in Asbury Park, New Jersey (June 1, 2020) - Hand up! Don't Shoot".
ReplyDeleteThe protesters also chanted (in call & response) "What's his name? George Floyd. They also sang part of the song "Lean On Me".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObBXhxRuYo4