Revolution
“Do you not see that it is a cycle? Who will break that cycle?”—Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Black Lives Matter in Dayton and Beavercreek, OH
May 30, 2020 - June 1, 2020
During a Black Lives Matter demonstration outside the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek, OH, protestors scatter as Beavercreek police deploy tear gas.
Following the death of George Floyd, demonstrators took to the downtown streets of Dayton, OH. Following one of the tear gas deployments from police, people poured water and milk on themselves, as both spilled onto the pavement.
At an intersection near Beavercreek, OH's Mall at Fairfield Commons, a demonstrator raises a fist in solidarity of George Floyd and John Crawford III during a protest on June 1, 2020.
Protestors calling out the death of George Floyd gather in Beavercreek, OH on June 1, 2020.
Carrying milk in case of a tear gas deployment, a man joins others in Dayton, OH on May 30, 2020, as they protest the death of George Floyd.
Wearing a mask, a protestor joins others in Beavercreek, OH bringing awareness to the deaths of George Floyd and John Crawford III. Crawford was shot and killed in Walmart by a Beavercreek police officer in 2014, not too far from today's protest.
Protestors gather near the Mall at Fairfield Commons on June 1, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd.
During a vigil in a Dayton, OH park on May 31, 2020, protestors gather to honor the life of George Floyd and others killed by police.
On June 1, 2020, a woman holds up a "Black Lives Matter" sign during a protest of the deaths of George Floyd in 2020 and John Crawford III in 2014 in Beavercreek, OH.
On a median in between lanes in Beavercreek, OH, a Beavercreek police officer stands near protestors on June 1, 2020.
Police officers advance in downtown Dayton, OH on May 30, 2020, five days after George Floyd was killed.
As a vigil honoring George Floyd and others killed by police draws to a close in Dayton, OH on May 31, 2020, a person in a nearby house holds up a sign in solidarity with protestors.