List of incidents of civil unrest in Minneapolis–Saint Paul explained

Protest events and episodes of civil disorder have occurred throughout the history of the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Minnesota. This list includes notable instances of civil unrest in the cities of Minneapolis or Saint Paul.

Events

1917 Twin Cities streetcar strike, an incident involving several instances of rioting, primarily in Saint Paul

Arthur and Edith Lee House (1931), a race riot 3,000 strong sparked by a black family buying a house in a white neighborhood
Minneapolis general strike of 1934
Bloody Friday (Minneapolis), an incident that involved the killing of two striking truck drivers on July 20, 1934

1967 Minneapolis Riot, part of the “long, hot summer”, events about racism and police brutality

Experimental College of the Twin Cities, a continuation of a campus workers strike and protests in 2006
2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul and related protests

Occupy Minnesota protests in 2011-2012
Killing of Jamar Clark by a Minneapolis police officer in 2015 and the aftermath
Killing of Philando Castile by a St. Anthony police officer in 2016 and the aftermath
Killing of Justine Damond by a Minneapolis police officer in 2017 and the aftermath
Dakota Access Pipeline protests and actions of solidarity in St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2016-2017
U.S. national anthem protests (2016–present) where members of the Los Angeles Sparks walked off the court before Game 1 of WNBA finals in Minneapolis in 2017
2017 May Day protests in Minneapolis and elsewhere

Protests of government COVID-19 mitigation measures in St. Paul and elsewhere in 2020
George Floyd protests in Minneapolis–Saint Paul after the Murder of George Floyd by a police officer on May 25, 2020
2020–2023 Minneapolis–Saint Paul racial unrest, a prolonged series of protests following Floyd's murder
George Floyd Square occupied protest in 2020, 2021, and 2022
2020 Minneapolis false rumors riot
Protests over the killing of Dolal Idd in 2021 and 2022
Daunte Wright protests in 2021
Protests in Minneapolis regarding the trial of Derek Chauvin in 2021
2021 Uptown Minneapolis unrest following the killings of Winston Boogie Smith and Deona M. Knajdek
Stop Line 3 protests in 2021
Protests over the killing of Amir Locke in 2022
Israel–Hamas war protests in 2024