Timeline of An Insurrection

The attack on the Capitol in Washington D.C. on 6 January 2021 did not come
out of nowhere. The showdown was the product of deep historical structures,
most notably racism and economic inequity, as well as shorter term forces,
contingent upon shifting political contexts. This timeline is an attempt to
help make some of these forces more visible. It stretches back eight
years--two presidential terms--to consider how the 2010s set the stage for
the 6 January 2021 insurrection. A recurr...