October 2019 — Protesers hold up signs outside the Target Center in Minneapolis on October 10, 2019.

October 2019 — Sign reading "I didn't fight the nazi's just so Trump could turn America fascist" being held up outside First Avenue during a Trump protest in Minneapolis on October 10, 2019.

October 2019 — Protesters hold up signs outside the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis. The site of a Trump campaign rally on October 10, 2019.

October 2019 — A protester holds a “Free Hugs” sign amid a large demonstration outside the Target Center in Minneapolis on October 10, 2019. The event coincided with Donald Trump’s campaign rally, drawing thousands who gathered in the rain to voice opposition to his administration’s rhetoric and policies. Despite the tense political atmosphere, moments of solidarity and humor emerged throughout the crowd.

October 2019 — Crowds gathered outside the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on October 10, 2019, during a Donald Trump campaign rally. Protesters held signs denouncing the administration’s immigration policies and far-right extremism, including one reading “Nazis Go Home – No Kids in Cages.” The event drew thousands of demonstrators and marked one of the city’s largest public displays of opposition during Trump’s presidency.

October 2019 — Protesters fill the intersection near the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis during Donald Trump’s campaign rally on October 10, 2019. Demonstrators carried homemade signs, including one reading “This is Purple Rain Country—Take Your Golden Showers Back to Russia,” referencing Minnesota’s musical icon Prince and the controversies surrounding Trump’s presidency. The rally drew thousands of protesters and supporters alike, marking one of the city’s largest political demonstrations since the 2016 election.

October 2019 — A barricade outside the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis displays a T-shirt reading “Russia Made Me Do It” and a defaced cutout of Donald Trump’s face during protests on October 10, 2019. The demonstration coincided with Trump’s campaign rally at the arena, his first visit to Minnesota since the release of the Mueller report. Thousands of protesters gathered in the streets of the Warehouse District, voicing opposition to the president’s rhetoric and policies amid a heavy police presence and national media attention.

October 2019 — During demonstrations outside President Donald Trump’s campaign rally at the Target Center in downtown Minneapolis on October 10, 2019, a man wearing a hat bearing the Oath Keepers insignia asked for directions near the crowd. The rally drew both Trump supporters and counter-protesters, filling Hennepin Avenue with thousands of people and heavy police presence. The Oath Keepers, founded in 2009, is a far-right, anti-government militia organization whose members have been linked to armed protests and later to the January 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol attack.

October 2019 — Minneapolis police officers in riot gear form a barricade opposite protesters outside the Target Center on October 10, 2019, during then-President Donald Trump’s campaign rally. The tightly organized police line extended along First Avenue, separating demonstrators from event attendees as tensions rose late into the evening. The rally drew thousands of protesters and supporters to downtown Minneapolis, prompting one of the largest coordinated law enforcement deployments in the city that year.

May 2020 — A couple hold up a sign that reads “Justice for George Floyd” on 36th St while others began to gather at the intersection of 38th St and Chicago Ave where Floyd was killed the night before.

May 2020 — Protesters gathering for the first time on 38th Street outside of Cup Foods where George Floyd was killed the night before at the hands of the Minneapolis Police.

May 2020 — Protesters marching down 38th St in South Minneapolis the day after George Floyd was killed in front of Cup Foods on the corner. The protesters then marched to the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct

May 2020 — Protesters gathering on May 26th at 38th Street the day after George Floyd was killed before marching to the Minneapolis Police Third Precinct police station.

May 2020 — Protesters marching the 2 miles from 38th St and Chicago Ave towards the Minneapolis Police 3rd Precinct. George Floyd was killed the day before.