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NYC Protest

The George Floyd uprising, on the ground

Mass marches through Manhattan and clashes with the NYPD, day and night.

Photographs: The Content Campus

Protest photography from New York City during the George Floyd protests.

The Content Campus documented marches filling Manhattan streets, raised fists, Black Lives Matter shirts and Fight the Power signs, alongside the clashes between demonstrators and NYPD officers in riot gear. The series is a record of the uprising as it unfolded, day and night, on the ground.

NYPD officer standing in front of a destroyed police vehicle with green smoke billowing out

Lone masked protester standing in the middle of a New York City street, fist raised in solidarity

Protesters packing the streets of New York City with fists raised high in solidarity

NYPD officers detaining and arresting a protester on a Manhattan sidewalk

Protesters in Black Lives Matter shirts marching through Manhattan streets with fists raised

Protester carrying a Fight the Power sign as thousands march through Manhattan's streets

Crowd of protesters raising their fists together at the George Floyd uprising in New York City

NYPD officer grabbing and restraining a protester during a clash at a George Floyd demonstration

NYPD officers in riot gear pushing toward protesters on a New York City street at night

Overhead view of a large crowd of protesters marching down a wide Manhattan street

Large crowd of protesters filling a Manhattan street during the George Floyd march

Protesters standing their ground in front of an NYPD vehicle near a CVS Health building

Group of protesters and NYPD near a police vehicle in New York City

Protesters surrounding and confronting an NYPD vehicle during a tense night standoff

NYPD van parked on a street amid George Floyd protests in New York City at night

Protester physically confronting an NYPD officer during a heated clash

Protester and NYPD officer colliding in a physical clash during the George Floyd uprising

NYPD officers in riot gear pushing into a crowd of demonstrators

Protester raising hands toward riot police during a tense standoff

NYPD officer in riot helmet surrounded by a surging crowd of protesters

NYPD officer striking a protester in the street during violent clashes

NYPD officers detaining a demonstrator on the street during the protests

Protester standing beside a defaced NYPD police car during the George Floyd uprising

Masked protester throwing up a peace sign atop a vandalized NYPD car

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