In what countries did people protest after George Floyd’s death? This article offers a detailed count of ninety-three countries and territories where antiracism protests took place outside the United States after George Floyd’s murder on 25 May 2020. We suggest that media coverage – or non-relational diffusion – may explain this rapid spread. But we also note that the protests were not simply amplifying US grievances. Rather, in many news reports we found evidence of the localization of protests. The US protests opened the door to a wave of events that allowed local activists and protestors to air their concerns around racism, police brutality, monuments, and related issues.
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