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Collected Item: “Peaceful Protest Turned Violent”

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Peaceful Protest Turned Violent

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In May during many riots in America, Des Moines, Iowa, had its share of violence. Over the course of a weekend the peaceful protests taking place at the time turned violent. According to different news programs and live videos on social media, they were trying to use minimal force and get things peaceful again. After there was a lot sit down talks with the protesters and the government. Many businesses were damaged, but there were also a lot of peaceful protests at the same time.

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#ASU,#HST485,#BLM,#SocialJustice,#Protests,#Riots,#DesMoines,#Iowa

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News Program

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2020-11-06
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