List of incidents of civil unrest in Minneapolis–Saint Paul
This list of civil unrest in Minneapolis–Saint Paul includes notable events of civil disorder occurring in the Minneapolis and Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota.
Events
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1930s
- Minneapolis general strike of 1934
- Bloody Friday (Minneapolis) incident killing two striking truck drivers on July 20, 1934
1960s
- Long, hot summer of 1967 riots that arrupted in Minneapolis and elsewhere about racism and police brutality
1970s
- Women's Strike for Equality in Minneapolis and elsewhere in 1970
- Twin Cities Pride parade that began as a protest march in 1972
2000s
- Experimental College of the Twin Cities that was a continuation of a campus workers strike and protests in 2006
- 2008 Republican National Convention held in St. Paul and related protests
2010s
- Occupy Minnesota protests in 2011-2012
- Shooting of Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer in 2015 and the aftermath
- Shooting of Philando Castile by a St. Anthony police officer in 2016 and the aftermath
- Shooting of Justine Damond by a Minneapolis police officer in 2017 and reaction
- Dakota Access Pipeline protests and actions of solidarity in St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2016-2017
- U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present) where members of the Los Angeles Sparks walked off the court before Game 1 of WNBA finals in Minneapolis in 2017
- 2017 May Day protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere
2020s
- Protests of government COVID-19 mitigation measures in St. Paul and elsewhere in 2020
- George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul after he was killed by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020