George Floyd protests in North Carolina
While a demonstration at Freedom Park was peaceful, elsewhere police made reports that some protesters threw rocks and firecrackers.[22] On June 2, another crowd of thousands of protesters in Uptown Charlotte threw bottles at police and blocked light rail train tracks.Police fired pepper spray and stun grenades at protesters, blocked them from Interstate 277 and ordered them to disperse.Protesters who refused to leave were met with tougher brutality as officers chased them on bikes and made one more arrest.[27][28] On June 1, at least 1000 people marched peacefully downtown while about 60 blocked the Durham Freeway to successfully secure a meeting with law enforcement and other officials.[31] It remained non-violent until that evening, when protesters burned a U.S. flag in front of the historic Market House before vandalizing and lighting fires in it.The protest started on Center Street before moving to the Wayne County, North Carolina courthouse and then the local police station."Hands Up, Don't Shoot," "Black Lives Matter" and "no Justice, No Peace" were the most common chants made among protesters.[53][54] On May 30, a peaceful protest event named "A National Day of Action — Justice for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and lives cut short by Raleigh and Durham police departments," was organized, with crowds gathering by the Wake County Justice Center before marching up Fayetteville Street.May 31, people looted and vandalized downtown businesses, including breaking windows and setting fires, causing police to deploy tear gas in heavier amounts.[58] During the curfew, employees of a gay bar who were assisting protestors and operating a first aid station in their parking lot were ordered to disperse, and when they refused, police fired flashbangs.[59] On June 19, Raleigh had a series of Juneteenth events including marches[60] run by Truth Revealed Organization and Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law of Campbell University.[61] The night began with Kordel Davis and Truth Revealed Organization peacefully marching all over the city, including down Bragg Street and Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard.[62] Protesters were eventually successful in tearing down the Confederate statues after the North Carolina State Capitol Police were given orders to retreat.[63] Conrad James of Living Ultra-Violet was charged with felony Inciting a riot in connection with the destruction of the statues on June 19.
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