What Happened in Portland on May 20th?

May 20 was the first night of portland's beal and protest. City commissioner joe anne hardesty, who was acting president in the mayor's absence, declared state of emergency with a curfew from eight p m until six a m. At this point, portland was in the same boat as many other american cities, including new york and los angeles. Local activists like d s a member olivia cotby smith, were inspired. I just thought that it was, it was not like anything i'd ever seen before.