Juneteenth is recognized as the day the last enslaved persons were freed from Galveston, TX two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. This photo series by two Webster Journal students looks at the recent protests over systemic racism and the assault and murders of Black people by police officers.
Nearly a month has passed since George Floyd was killed in the streets of Minneapolis. The ongoing protests have lasted for weeks and have spread across cities, states and countries. These demonstrations have encouraged lawmakers to introduce bills aimed at controlling police brutality. The protests and nationwide solidarity also helped increase the charges against Derek Chauvin and brought attention to Breonna Taylor’s case.
The photos below were captured by Christine Tannous from May 30 to June 10. You can view more on her website here.
A protester lays in the road at an intersection in Florissant during a protest on Wednesday, June 10. Activists gathered to call for the arrest of Florissant detective Joshua Smith after a video was captured of him striking an unarmed man with car and arresting the man.
An activist with a gun looks on as police guard Mayor Tim Lowery’s house in Florissant during a protest on Wednesday, June 10.
An activist holds up his fist outside a protest in Florissant on Wednesday, June 10.
The photos below were taken by James Cooper from May 25 to June 6.
A young boy looks up at a police officer holding a baton during a police brutality protest in Brentwood, Missouri.
Protesters in St. Louis, Missouri march in support of protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd.
Protesters in St. Louis, Missouri sit in the street outside Union Station, in support of protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd.
Protesters in St. Louis, Missouri take to the street in support of protests in Minneapolis over the police killing of George Floyd.
Civil rights protesters join hands in front of police wearing riot gear in St. Charles, Missouri.
A man carries an American flag as he marches with hundreds of civil rights protesters in St. Charles, Missouri to call for an end to police violence.
The photos below were taken by Jennifer Sarti from June 2 to June 10.
Officers keep protesters on the street in front of Florissant Mayor Tim Lowery’s house during Occupy Florissant PD on June 10, 2020. Local activist group Expect US held the event to ask for a criminal investigation of Florissant Det. Joshua Smith in relation to an incident on June 2 where Smith hit a man with his unmarked police car.
Protesters chant in front of Florissant Mayor Tim Lowery’s house during Occupy Florissant PD on June 10, 2020. Local activist group Expect US held the event called Occupy Florissant PD to ask for a criminal investigation of Florissant Det. Joshua Smith in relation to an incident on June 2 where Smith hit a man with his unmarked police car.
Protesters shut down eastbound lanes of I-70 near exit 229A during the “I Am Breonna Taylor’ march on June 6, 2020. Activists shut down the eastbound lanes of the highway for just under an hour. Riot police were brought in, but the event remained non-violent.
Protesters shut down eastbound lanes of I-70 at exit 229A during the “I Am Breonna Taylor’ march on June 6, 2020 while Rev. Darryl Gray addresses the protesters with the police in riot gear in the background. Local activist group Expect US held the event to call for justice in the death of Breonna Taylor, a Louisville, Ky., EMT that was killed on March 13, 2020. Taylor is a Black woman that was shot and killed by Louisville Metro Police officers that entered her home in the middle of the night for a no knock warrant. The officers had the wrong address.
