Taking a Knee

Demonstrators denouncing systemic racism in law enforcement and calling for the defunding of police departments kneel in Maria Hernandez Park in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on June 5, 2020. Scott Heins/Getty Images

Commentary

The protests, rioting, and looting that followed the death of George Floyd introduced a strange new twist on an old practice: police, politicians, and other supplicants kneeling before protesters.