charges. In 2020, the police killing of Breonna Taylor and the murders of Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd sparked racial unrest over systemic racism and police brutality against African Americans. Riots during the summer resulted in destruction of property, mass looting, monument removals, and incidences of violence by counter-protesters and police across the United States. The Trump administration condemned violence during the movement and responded by threatening to quell demonstrations, for which it drew criticism. In June, president Donald Trump threatened to use the military to disperse protesters by invoking the Insurrection Act of 1807. Federal law enforcement agencies were eventually deployed to assist local authorities and protect public property in Washington, D.C. Timeline of events Nativist period (1700s–1860) 1811: German Coast Uprising (Louisiana) 1814: anti-Hispanic race riot with sailors, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1823: nativist launch raid on Irish neighborhood, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1824: Hard Scrabble and Snow Town Riots, 1824 & 1831 respectively, Providence, RI 1826: Multiple forays on Irish neighborhoods, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1828: Riot between English/Irish Protestants against Irish Catholics in South Boston, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1829: Cincinnati riots of 1829 (Cincinnati, Ohio). Rioting against African Americans results in thousands leaving for Canada. 1829: Boston anti-Catholic riots (Boston, Massachusetts) Attacked homes of Irish Catholics, stoning them for 3 days. 1831: Nat Turner's slave rebellion (Southampton County, Virginia) 1831: nativist attack Irish church, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1832: nativist attack Irish on Merrimack street, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1832: December 31, rioters clash with the watch protecting Irish homes, (Boston, Massachusetts) 1833: November 29, Nativist riot in Charlestown, (Charlestown, Massachusetts) 1833: December 7–8, Nativist riots in Charlestown, (Charlestown, Massachusetts) 1834: Ursuline Convent riots (Charlestown, Massachusetts, near Boston) 1834: New York anti-abolitionist riots (1834) 1834: Attack on Canterbury Female Boarding School, Canterbury, Connecticut 1834: Bangor anti-Catholic riot, Bangor, Maine 1835: Gentleman's Riot, numerous riots throughout 1835 targeting abolitionists, Boston, Massachusetts 1835: Snow Riot (Washington, D.C.) 1835: Five Points Riot (New York City) 1835: Destruction of Noyes Academy, Canaan, New Hampshire 1836: Cincinnati riots of 1836 (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1837: Broad Street Riot (Boston, Massachusetts) 1837: Montgomery Guards riot (Boston, Massachusetts) 1837: Murder of Elijah Lovejoy 1838: Burning of Pennsylvania Hall 1841: Cincinnati riots of 1841 (Cincinnati, Ohio) 1842: Lombard Street Riot, (a.k.a. the Abolition Riots), August 1, Philadelphia 1842: Muncy Abolition riot of 1842 1844: Philadelphia Nativist Riots (May 6–8/July 5–8) 1844: Brooklyn riot, occurred on April 4 between nativists and Irish immigrants. 1846: Nativist riot, (Boston, Massachusetts)