Several cities across the country cleaned up after a night of protests over the death of George Floyd, who died after he was pinned to the ground by a police officer in Minneapolis.
One of the officers involved in the incident, Derek Chauvin, was charged with third-degree murder and manslaughter on Friday.
Protests erupted across major U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago. Smaller cities like Salt Lake City saw protests as well.
The National Guard was activated in states like Minnesota, Georgia, Washington. Cities similarly enacted late night curfews, too.
On Sunday morning, several videos surfaced online that showed cities cleaning up after the protests. Photos were also snapped of people cleaning up the damage, too.
My heart is lifted as I make my way through downtown with hundreds of people helping clean up our city. This is our Grand Rapids. pic.twitter.com/aFqgwMWJ4H
— Rosalynn Bliss (@mayorbliss) May 31, 2020
What was first a peaceful protest outside the police headquarters, turned violent last night. Now, a crowd gathers of a different kind: to help clean it all up. pic.twitter.com/3ymYmKqZjn
— Alana Holland (@Alanahollandtv) May 31, 2020
king street in downtown charleston at 8:30am following last night’s protests. a fair number of pedestrians out and about, plus a lot of clean-up workers. pic.twitter.com/9p3l1iACFr
— Dave Infante (@dinfontay) May 31, 2020
Downtown Los Angeles wakes to National Guard soldiers patrolling the streets today. pic.twitter.com/F5wCC017Zi
— Monte Morin (@montemorin) May 31, 2020
Just minutes after the curfew ended, people are already showing up to help clean up the mess from protests in downtown Buffalo overnight. @news4buffalo pic.twitter.com/tr5WMv0s3P
— Christy Kern FOX 35 (@FOX35Christy) May 31, 2020
An army of volunteers are tackling the clean up in Center City and Rittenhouse. The healing process has begun. Peaceful protests splintered off into violence and looting last night... this morning were seeing the best of Philly! @6abc #PhillyProtests #PhillyCleanUp pic.twitter.com/JmRJAuoUTZ
— Christie Ileto (@Christie_Ileto) May 31, 2020
Carlos Farrar with the National Park Service power washes black spray paint that read “Do Black Vets Count?” from the World War II Memorial in Washington, Sunday, May 31, 2020, the after protests over the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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Yinka Onayemi holds a sign as he stands quietly on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial looking out over the National Mall in Washington, Sunday, May 31, 2020, to protest the death of George Floyd. Floyd died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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A woman sweeps up broken glass outside of a Daiso store in Emeryville, Calif., Sunday, May 31, 2020, after protests over the Memorial Day death of George Floyd. Floyd was a black man who was killed in police custody in Minneapolis on May 25. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Volunteers scrub graffiti from windows in downtown Seattle, Sunday, May 31, 2020, following protests Saturday over the death of George Floyd who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on May 25. On Sunday morning, people of all ages turned out in downtown Seattle to help clean up the damage, sweeping up broken glass and cleaning off graffiti. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
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