"The Black officer struggle was different as in, like I said, we fought against not just people that were, that hated what we represented, but they hate our skin color also," Harry Dunn told CNN's Don Lemon on "CNN Tonight." "That's just a fact and they used those words to prove that, they showed that they hated us and they hated our skin color." Black officers played a key role in defending lawmakers during the attack. Footage from the insurrection -- some of which was released during former President Donald Trump's impeachment trial -- shows Eugene Goodman, another Black Capitol Police officer, redirecting Utah Sen. Mitt Romney from the rioters' path. While White police officers were also attacked verbally and physically by the insurrectionists, Dunn noted that he and his fellow Black officers had to endure racist barbs -- which left some in tears.

Source: CNN March 18, 2021 03:45 UTC