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George Floyd protests aren't just anti-racist – they are anti-authoritarian

  • Written by Lilian Bobea, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Fitchburg State University
imageProtesters cross the Brooklyn Bridge on June 19, 2020 – Juneteenth – in the United States' third straight week of protest.Pablo Monsalve / VIEWpress via Getty Images

The massive protests that erupted across the United States – and beyond – after the police killing of George Floyd are billed as anti-racist mobilizations, and...

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