{"id":90967,"date":"2020-06-06T12:03:39","date_gmt":"2020-06-06T17:03:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=90967"},"modified":"2020-06-06T12:16:29","modified_gmt":"2020-06-06T17:16:29","slug":"fight-for-justice-stories-from-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/fight-for-justice-stories-from-across-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Fight for justice: Stories from across America"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jenny Ly <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"dropcap\">In this June 1-7 special report, Fight for Justice: Stories from across America, Medill Reports looks at how the death of Minnesota resident George Floyd on Memorial Day is sparking social change across the country.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Fight for Justice: Stories from across America\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/426545104?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\nIt&#8217;s a new-age of protesting during the COVID-19 era and an image for the history books: protesters donning face masks while marching for a movement.<\/p>\n<p>Floyd&#8217;s death under police custody happened amid a global pandemic, where states are gradually opening up and businesses resume operations. With the numerous protests and demonstrations \u2014 some violent and peaceful \u2014 experts will now closely watch to determine what type of impact this will have on coronavirus cases. See how Americans are responding to historic moments of 2020.<\/p>\n<div class=\"featurecaption\">Photo at top: A Florida man holds a sign at a protest while also protecting himself in a face mask in response to the death of Minnesota resident George Floyd. (Samone Blair\/MEDILL)<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Jenny Ly Medill Reports In this June 1-7 special report, Fight for Justice: Stories from across America, Medill Reports looks at how the death of Minnesota resident George Floyd on Memorial Day is sparking social change across the country. 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