George Floyd protests in Missouri
[4][5] One June 7, over 300 people marched from the United Nations Peace Plaza to the Harry S. Truman Courthouse to protest the murder of George Floyd.[12] On May 30, protesters broke glass windows and vandalized the Country Club Plaza business including, Foot Locker, Victoria's Secret, H&M, The North Face, Cafe Trio, Season's 52, P.F.[20] On June 2, several hundred demonstrators lined Baltimore Street with signs displaying support for the Black Lives Movement and Policing Reform.[21] On September 29 that same year, a group of mostly Black and Hispanic students from Truman State University organized a march and vigil for Breonna Taylor and other victims of police brutality.Hundreds of students, staff, and professors marched through the town center walking north up Franklin street and made their way to the Kirksville Police Department.Later that evening, students delivered speeches honoring victims of police brutality, criticizing American criminal justice, and personal recollections of injustice.One protester died after being dragged by a FedEx truck in the early morning hours of May 30 as it tried to slowly drive through North Broadway and O'Fallon Street.[36][37] On June 28, 2020, approximately 500 protesters marched to Mayor Lyda Krewson's house after she read aloud the names and addresses of residents who had written letters suggesting she defund the police in a Facebook live stream.