One month after black man death in the U.S.

A month has passed since the death of a black man in the United States when he was suppressed by a white police officer. The protests against racial discrimination that began as a result of the incident have become a swell that crosses races and generations, and continues to this day.

In Minnesota, in the Midwest, it took 25 days to a month after a black man George Floyd was killed by a police officer holding his neck down.

Protests against racial discrimination that began as a result of the incident have so far been held in more than 2000 cities in 50 states. Initially, some became mobs, plunder and arson, and curfew were issued in at least 20 cities, but thereafter peaceful demonstrations continued in various places.

The main feature of this demonstration is that not only the black people who have been discriminated against but also many citizens of all races such as white people and Hispanics participate.

According to the latest public opinion poll conducted by the Associated Press and others, 60% of white people say that "racism is a serious problem in the United States," and that white people who view excessive crackdown by police officers as a problem This is 39%, which is about double that of 19% in 2015 and 5 years ago.

Also, according to the survey results released by the research organization Pew Research Center on the 24th, the majority of the demonstrators are young people, 18 to 29 years old account for 41%, but middle-aged people over 50s Also accounts for 21% of the participants, and it is spreading across generations.

In the United States, similar incidents have occurred many times, and protest demonstrations have been carried out each time, but there has never been a big swell like this time, and the race that structurally exists in society The momentum for eliminating discrimination has never been higher.

In New York

In New York, many black people live in Harlem, where white and Hispanic citizens took part in a protest demonstration. Justice".

We then marched to Central Park in Manhattan.

A black woman who participated said, “Unlike before, I feel more vigor in protesting against racism. I want to work together to eliminate discrimination.”

Large-scale demonstrations and marches will take place in New York on at least 6 locations on the 25th.