2020s
2020–2029Zoom in — years
Key events
- May 25, 2020The murder of George Floyd
A Minneapolis officer kills George Floyd on video, igniting the largest protests in US history.
- February 23, 2020The killing of Ahmaud Arbery
Arbery is chased and murdered while jogging in Georgia.
- March 13, 2020The killing of Breonna Taylor
Taylor is killed by police in a botched raid in Louisville.
- April 20, 2021Derek Chauvin convicted
The officer who murdered George Floyd is convicted on all counts.
- June 17, 2021Juneteenth becomes a federal holiday
The end of slavery is recognized as a national holiday.
- June 29, 2023Affirmative action struck down
The Supreme Court ends race-conscious college admissions in SFFA v. Harvard.