Protests and National Guard response draw comparisons to unrest in 1968

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As of Saturday, at least 10 states had called up the National Guard to enforce curfews. The decision mirrors that of state leaders in 1968 when multiple cities erupted in civil unrest following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

on Saturday:"To be silent is to be complicit. Black lives matter. We have a platform, and we have a duty to our Black members, employees, creators and talent to speak up."

Thousands gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square to express their outrage over the death of George Floyd on Sunday, as demonstrators clapped and waved placards as they offered support to U.S. protestors. Social media posts show a number of protests have been planned for the coming week in the U.K.’s capital city.that while the coalition"stands in solidarity with all those whose hearts feel broken," it is still"discussing the implications of calling a mass march in the middle of a pandemic that is killing us the most."At least 27 people were arrested while protesting in Seattle on Saturday night, the city's police chief said in a news release Sunday.

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