![Members of the D.C. National Guard stand on the steps...]()
Members of the D.C. National Guard stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators participate in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
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A demonstrator raises his fist and shouts during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
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A member of the St. Louis Fire Department removes a hose outside a vandalized and burned convenience store Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in St. Louis. On Monday night, people were seen removing items from the store before the building went up in flames and after a large peaceful protest against the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25 had ended. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
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Members of George Floyd's family speak during a Houston rally on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Protesters take part in a solidarity march for George Floyd,...]()
Protesters take part in a solidarity march for George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in New York. Floyd died May 25 after being restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
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Health workers take a knee in solidarity with protesters as they take part in a protest during a march for George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in New York. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
![Demonstrators gather at the fence surrounding Lafayette Park to protest...]()
Demonstrators gather at the fence surrounding Lafayette Park to protest the death of George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, near the White House in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
![Protesters on horseback make their way toward city hall during...]()
Protesters on horseback make their way toward city hall during a march in honor of George Floyd on June 2, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Members of George Floyd's family participated in a march that went from Discovery Green to City Hall with support from the local chapter of Black Lives Matter. (Sergio Flores/Getty Images)
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Members of the National Guard watch as demonstrators march along Hollywood Boulevard on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Los Angeles during a protest over the death of George Floyd who died May 25 after he was restrained by Minneapolis police. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu)
![Members of the D.C. National Guard stand on the steps...]()
Members of the D.C. National Guard stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial monitoring a large crowd of demonstrators participating in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
![People rally to protest the death of George Floyd in...]()
People rally to protest the death of George Floyd in Houston on Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Floyd died after a Minneapolis police officer pressed his knee into Floyd's neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
![Protesters gather Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Paris. Thousands of...]()
Protesters gather Tuesday, June 2, 2020 in Paris. Thousands of people defied a police ban and converged on the main Paris courthouse for a demonstration to show solidarity with U.S. protesters and denounce the death of a black man in French police custody. The demonstration was organized to honor Frenchman Adama Traore, who died shortly after his arrest in 2016, and in solidarity with Americans demonstrating against George Floyd's death. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)
![Protesters head through downtown into midtown during demonstrations in Atlanta...]()
Protesters head through downtown into midtown during demonstrations in Atlanta on Tuesday, June 2, 2020, over the death of George Floyd. ((Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
![A person taking part in a demonstration Tuesday, June 2,...]()
A person taking part in a demonstration Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Atlanta over the death of George Floyd is greeted by a car's driver. (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)
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A protester keeps her fist raised as hundreds of people stopped to listen to a speech Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Philadelphia to protest the death of George Floyd on May 25 in Minneapolis. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)
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A DC National Guardsman hangs his arm out the window of a troop carrier as protestors march through the streets during demonstrations over the death of George Floyd, who died in police custody, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Samuel Corum/Getty Images)
![Elijah Ducey, 3, takes a drink of water as members...]()
Elijah Ducey, 3, takes a drink of water as members of the California National Guard stand nearby at the Stanley Mosk Library and Courts Building in Sacramento, Calif., Tuesday, June 2, 2020. More than 2,400 guard members are deployed in several cities to guard infrastructure, freeing up law enforcement officers to respond to incidents like vandalism and looting that have taken place. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)
![Demonstrators kneel and raise their fists during a protest against...]()
Demonstrators kneel and raise their fists during a protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)
![People observe social distancing as they take part in a...]()
People observe social distancing as they take part in a demonstration in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, to protest against the recent killing of George Floyd, police violence and institutionalized racism. . (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)
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Pedestrians pass the burnt ruins of the Minnehaha Liquor store near the Minneapolis 3rd Police Precinct, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
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Signs that read "Black Lives Matter" and "Stop Killing Black People" hang on an overpass on North Capitol Street in Washington, Tuesday, June 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
![Demonstrators pause to kneel as they march to protest the...]()
Demonstrators pause to kneel as they march to protest the death of George Floyd, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Washington. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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Sister Quincy Howard, center, a Dominican nun, protests the arrival of President Donald Trump to the Saint John Paul II National Shrine, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
![Protesters take a knee during a rally for black lives,...]()
Protesters take a knee during a rally for black lives, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, in Cleveland. The City of Cleveland extended its curfew through Tuesday night after riots broke out on Saturday over the death of George Floyd. Floyd, a black man, died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)
![An MBTA Transit Police officer speaks to demonstrators during a...]()
An MBTA Transit Police officer speaks to demonstrators during a protest organized by Black Lives Matter in response to the death of George Floyd, an African American, at the hands of Minneapolis, Minnesota police, on June 2, 2020 in Boston. (Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
![A protester raises his fist during a demonstration Tuesday, June...]()
A protester raises his fist during a demonstration Tuesday, June 2, 2020. Paris riot officers fired tear gas as scattered protesters threw projectiles and set fires at an unauthorized demonstration against police violence and racial injustice. (AP Photo/Rafael Yaghobzadeh)
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On Blackout Tuesday, protesters continued to denounce the killing of George Floyd and raise the issue of police brutality.
Crowds gathered in cities such as New York, Washington, D.C., Houston, Atlanta and Los Angeles in mostly peaceful protests during the day. The demonstrators weren’t deterred by curfews as they walked the streets and demanded reform to police departments across nation and justice for those killed. The death of Floyd under Minneapolis police custody sparked the mass protests. That highlighted other recent cases such as the death of Breonna Taylor, who was killed after police mistakenly raided her home, and Ahmaud Arbery, who was killed by armed white residents while he was jogging.
The images above show how National Guard was called to block access to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., and how members of Floyd’s family spoke to crowds in Houston. These are snapshots on a busy Tuesday in a restive nation.
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