Abortion Rights Protests Nothing Like 2020’s Black Lives Matter Riots

YUKI IWAMURA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
Like
Like Love Haha Wow Sad Angry
1

Many will recall the summer of 2020 as a summer of protests. They raged night after night, first in Minneapolis and then in cities across the country.

In the days and weeks after a video capturing the excruciating final moments of George Floyd’s life went viral, millions of Americans from all walks of life took to the streets to declare that Black lives matter and prompted a reckoning of America’s history of racial injustice.

Some anticipated a similar uprising this summer should the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark ruling that had guaranteed a right to abortion nationwide for almost 50 years.

After a leaked draft opinion in May suggested the court was poised to strike down Roe, one group vowed a “night of rage” if it happened.

Reaf more at Newsweek.com

What Are Your Thoughts?

comments

Chuck comes from a lineage of journalism. He has written for some of the webs most popular news sites. He enjoys spending time outdoors, bull riding, and collecting old vinyl records. Roll Tide!