PHOTOS: Protests continue in Minnesota after death of George Floyd
Thousands gathered to peacefully rally in St. Paul; protests continued after curfew
Protesters march away from the Minnesota State Capitol Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
Mexica Aztec dancers perform a tribute dance for George Floyd during a rally at the Minnesota state Capital.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Stephanie Crosby, center, from Beaumont, Texas, sits on her motorized chair during a rally for George Floyd at the Minnesota state Capital on Sunday in St. Paul, Minn.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
People attend a rally for George Floyd at the Minnesota state Capital on Sunday May 31, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
National Guard and state police guard the Minnesota statehouse.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
People rally at the Minnesota statehouse Sunday.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Nekima Valdez Levy Armstrong, center, an activist lawyer and former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP, joins a show of fists during a rally at the Capitol, calling for justice in the death of George Floyd.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Authorities stand near a large truck on a bridge in Minneapolis. The truck earlier in the day barreled toward a large crowd of kneeling protesters.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
A police force is viewed from a building as they prepare to clear the streets after curfew Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
People react to pepper spray after curfew on in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
A woman is helped after being hit with pepper spray after curfew on Sunday in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
Protesters march away from the Minnesota State Capitol Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
Mexica Aztec dancers perform a tribute dance for George Floyd during a rally at the Minnesota state Capital.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Stephanie Crosby, center, from Beaumont, Texas, sits on her motorized chair during a rally for George Floyd at the Minnesota state Capital on Sunday in St. Paul, Minn.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
People attend a rally for George Floyd at the Minnesota state Capital on Sunday May 31, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
National Guard and state police guard the Minnesota statehouse.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
People rally at the Minnesota statehouse Sunday.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Nekima Valdez Levy Armstrong, center, an activist lawyer and former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP, joins a show of fists during a rally at the Capitol, calling for justice in the death of George Floyd.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Authorities stand near a large truck on a bridge in Minneapolis. The truck earlier in the day barreled toward a large crowd of kneeling protesters.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
A police force is viewed from a building as they prepare to clear the streets after curfew Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
People react to pepper spray after curfew on in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
A woman is helped after being hit with pepper spray after curfew on Sunday in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
Protesters march away from the Minnesota State Capitol Sunday in St. Paul, Minn. Protests continued following the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
Mexica Aztec dancers perform a tribute dance for George Floyd during a rally at the Minnesota state Capital.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Stephanie Crosby, center, from Beaumont, Texas, sits on her motorized chair during a rally for George Floyd at the Minnesota state Capital on Sunday in St. Paul, Minn.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
People attend a rally for George Floyd at the Minnesota state Capital on Sunday May 31, 2020, in St. Paul, Minn. Protests were held in U.S. cities over the death of Floyd.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
National Guard and state police guard the Minnesota statehouse.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
People rally at the Minnesota statehouse Sunday.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
Nekima Valdez Levy Armstrong, center, an activist lawyer and former president of the Minneapolis chapter of the NAACP, joins a show of fists during a rally at the Capitol, calling for justice in the death of George Floyd.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews
Authorities stand near a large truck on a bridge in Minneapolis. The truck earlier in the day barreled toward a large crowd of kneeling protesters.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
A police force is viewed from a building as they prepare to clear the streets after curfew Sunday, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/Julio Cortez
People react to pepper spray after curfew on in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
A woman is helped after being hit with pepper spray after curfew on Sunday in Minneapolis.
PHOTO: AP Photo/John Minchillo
Thousands gathered to peacefully rally in St. Paul; protests continued after curfew
Thousands gathered peacefully in front of the Minnesota state Capitol Sunday. “We’re not done,” said Darnella Wade, organizer for Black Lives Matter in St. Paul. “They sent us the military, and we only asked them for arrests.”
Minnesota's governor brought in thousands of National Guard soldiers to help quell violence that had damaged or destroyed hundreds of buildings in Minneapolis over days of protests. The immense deployment appeared to have worked Saturday night, when there was comparatively little destruction.
On Sunday, in a display of force, long lines of state patrolmen and National Guard soldiers were lined up in front of the Capitol, facing the demonstrators, with perhaps a dozen military-style armored vehicles behind them.