On Nov. 4, in Minneapolis, activists answered the call resounding around the country from the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression to demand that Trump concede the election. They were joined by other concerned citizens in demanding a People’s Mandate and the funding of human needs. The protest spilled from a Minneapolis street onto Interstate 94.

 As the march was just about to exit the freeway, law enforcement officers (mostly unmasked) –Minnesota Highway Patrol, Hennepin County sheriffs, Minneapolis police, and Minnesota National Guard, many of whom were brought in from around the state – kettled the protesters and, without a dispersal warning, refused to let them exit, including families with young children. The State Patrol closed down the freeway for five hours and pepper-sprayed nearby local residents who observed what was happening and were shouting, “Let them go!” Law enforcement arrested more than 648 people. Teenagers were separated from their parents. Protesters were charged with misdemeanors of public nuisance and walking on the freeway.