Minneapolis has since banned chokeholds, and a majority of the City Council has vowed to dismantle the city’s 800-member police agency. He’s also concerned about convictions against the officers charged in Floyd’s death. The recent protests are the country’s most significant demonstrations in a half-century — rivaling those during the civil rights and Vietnam War eras. Civil rights icons Xernona Clayton and Andrew Young also predicted a broader impact from the protests. Young said organizing protests during the civil rights era was harder, so that delayed some of the movement’s victories.

Source: Hindustan Times June 10, 2020 10:07 UTC