By: Izabella Williams, AJ Corral, Xena Neira
Mass protests and outrage arose once again in Minneapolis for the third straight night over George Floyd, a black man who suffered a brutal death at the hands of police brutality. This photo, taken on May 28, 2020, depicts a man holding the American flag next to a burning building in the midst of the riots and protests.
Filled with rage and terror after the brutal and heartbreaking murder of George Floyd, in late May 2020, protesters flooded the streets of Minneapolis (and globally). Even though many people were extremely frightened and stressed to be protesting in the middle of a pandemic and with violent actions that were taken by people in power, they still participated because they knew what was happening to people of color is unjust. Protesting in Minneapolis was extremely dangerous and risky because there was a great amount of tension between protesters, police, and the general public. In this image a protester is illuminated by nothing by the fire burning their city down, they are shown holding the American flag, which is normally held in such high regard, upside down. The symbol of the upside-down flag can be interpreted as how America has failed certain people in society, and how many aspects of today’s society are incorrect and need fixing.
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