Photos: AP photographers win Pulitzer for US racial injustice protest coverage

A team of 10 Associated Press photographers won the Pulitzer Prize for coverage of racial injustice protests in the US. The photographers had captured the drama and raw emotion of protests that roiled US cities after the May 2020 death of Floyd, a Black man murdered by a Minneapolis police officer. A look at images from the series of photographs by The Associated Press that won the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography.

Updated on: Jun 12, 2021 5:05 PM IST

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A protester carries a US flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. (Julio Cortez / AP Photo)

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Bystanders watch as police walk down a street May 28, 2020, in St. Paul, Minneapolis. (John Minchillo / AP Photo)

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A protester raises her fist in the air next to a burning police vehicle in Los Angeles, May 30, 2020, during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd. (Ringo H. W. Chiu / AP Photo)

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A demonstrator stares at a National Guard solider as protests continue over the death of George Floyd, June 3, 2020, near the White House in Washington, D.C. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo)

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Protesters gather in front of a burning fast food restaurant, May 29, 2020, in Minneapolis. (John Minchillo / AP Photo)

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Police surround demonstrators in Times Square during a protest march, June 4, 2020, in New York. (John Minchillo / AP Photo)

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Police officers and protesters clash near CNN Center, May 29, 2020, in Atlanta, in response to George Floyd's death. The protest started peacefully earlier in the day before demonstrators clashed with police. (Mile Stewart / AP Photo)

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A Black Lives Matter protester burns a sign outside the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse on July 21, 2020 in Portland, Oregon (Noah Berger / AP Photo)

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Demonstrators protesting on June 4, 2020, near the White House in Washington, D.C., over the death of George Floyd. (Evan Vucci / AP Photo)

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Protesters with their hands hands raised on command from police as they are detained prior to arrest and processing at a gas station on South Washington Street, May 31, 2020, in Minneapolis. (John Minchillo / AP Photo)

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A demonstrator hides under a barrier as federal officers release tear gas during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse, July 29, 2020, in Portland, Oregon. (Marcio Jose Sanchez / AP Photo)

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New York police officers arresting people inside a vandalized Balenciaga store in New York, on June 2, 2020, during street protests over the death of George Floyd. (Frank Franklin II / AP Photo)