Unrest Overshadows Peaceful U.S. Protests for Another Night
A burning car near Lafayette Square Park in Washington, D.C., on May 30.
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Washington (AP) -- Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across America again Sunday, with peaceful demonstrations against police killings of black people overshadowed by unrest that ravaged cities from Philadelphia to Los Angeles and flared near the White House.
City and state officials deployed thousands of National Guard soldiers, enacted strict curfews and shut down mass transit systems to slow protesters' movements, but that did little to stop parts of many cities from again erupting into mayhem.