A protest over the death of George Floyd in police custody turned violent on Sunday night. What began as an attempted removal of a confederate monument at a city park, eventually descended in to rioting and looting of local banks and businesses.
Producer/Videographer: Amanda Khorramabadi, Ian Hoppe
Editor/Writer: Amanda Khorramabadi
More than 100 demonstrators gathered in Birmingham’s Kelly Ingram Park to protest the death of George Floyd. Floyd was an unarmed black man who died in Minnesota after a police officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck while handcuffed.
Producer/Videographer/Reporter/Editor/ Writer: Amanda Khorramabadi.
Protesters began trying to tear down a Confederate monument in a downtown Birmingham park. Later, the protest turned violent as demonstrators turned and attacked several members of the media, including from AL.com. At least one TV reporter was struck in the head with a bottle.
Producer: Ivana Hrynkiw, Ian Hoppe, Dez Wilson, Amanda Khorramabadi
Videographer: Ivana Hrynkiw, Ian Hoppe, Amanda Khorramabadi
Reporter: Ivana Hrynkiw
Editor: Amanda Khorramabadi
Workers on June 1 began the process of taking down the 115-year-old Confederate Soldiers and Sailors monument in Birmingham’s Linn Park - the focal point of protests that turned into unrest in the city Sunday night and early Monday. The process to remove the monument started on the 212th birthday - on June 1 - of Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy. Davis’ birthday is still celebrated as a state holiday in Alabama.
Producer/Videographer/Reporter/Editor/ Writer: Amanda Khorramabadi, Ian Hoppe