There was nothing but darkness in the spring of 2020 as the Covid-19 pandemic raged and shut down the economy.
But as right-wing protesters demanded an end to the lockdown, a much bigger social conflict was brewing under the surface.
A rebellion exploded in Minneapolis in response to the brutal police murder of George Floyd in late May, during which a police station was overtaken and burned down.
The uprising quickly spread across the United States as protesters looted downtown urban centers, se.