Black & blue: Philly protests
The death of George Floyd by Minneapolis police sparked a movement in Philadelphia. Protesters didn’t just take to the streets to shout the names of Floyd and Breonna Taylor. They also forced the city to confront its own history of racism.
It started with the removal of the Frank Rizzo statue, and soon after a formal apology for the MOVE bombing in West Philadelphia 35 years ago that left 11 people dead.
And one week before the U.S. presidential election, they chanted a new name, a son of the city: Walter Wallace Jr. Wallace was shot and killed by Philly police officers for carrying a knife while suffering a mental health crisis.
This series looks at the various protests—some uplifting, others somber—that took place from late May up until the election, as the city grappled with its past and present.
