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  • How a City Once Consumed by Civil Unrest Has Kept Protests Peaceful

    Tracey Tully Kevin Armstrong

    June 01, 2020 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Newark, New Jersey

    Through a combination of protesters’ vigilance, mayoral leadership, anti-violence interventions, and de-escalation by police, Newark managed to avoid the violence that marred other cities’ responses in the initial burst of protest after the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd. Newark has worked in recent years to reduce street violence using trained mediators. That team, aided by a resolve among protesters to prevent widespread looting and vandalism, helped prevent all but minor problems and arrests in the first volatile weekend of protests.

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