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In 2013 a innocent black man named Trayvon was killed by a police officer named George Zimmerman. Trayvon posed no threat yet he was still killed. This is also when the term BLM was made.
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More and more people starting to see how more innocent black people die due to racism so the people took action. Protests and riots happened due to this.
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Even more innocent black people died this year which resulted in even more people protesting. They also killed 21 transgender people and 13 of them were black.
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During this year there were more protests against police brutality. In early July over 100 protests occurred over America. Even famous American sports stars spoke out.
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The BLM put up their first art exhibition. It featured work pf over 30 Black artists and creators. In August, Black Lives Matter campaigners were among counter-protestors at a white supremacist 'Unite The Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.
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This year hit the mark of 5 years of the BLM movement. BLM continued to highlight the deaths of black people dying to police.
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In February the rapper 21 Savage was arrested and detained by the U.S immigration agency. In May teenager Isaiah Lewis was shot by police and killed. Days later another protest was held.
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George Floyd was killed because the police didn't listen and loosen the pressure the officer was putting on Floyd's neck. BLM organised a protest all around the world. In London over 1500 people held a BLM protest.