By William Padmore, Host/Reporter Nebraska Public Media
May 24, 2021, 5:09 p.m. ·
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In the hours following George Floyd’s murder on May 25th of last year, few could have predicted the impact his death would have on the national conversation over the role of police in society.
During the wave of protests against police brutality that sprung up across the nation after Floyd’s killing, protesters in Nebraska took to the streets too.
Dozens were arrested, officers and sheriff’s deputies were pelted with fireworks and bottles of gasoline, curfews were implemented in Lincoln and Omaha and in some cases law enforcement used tear gas and rubber bullets on demonstrators.