Striking photos show the National Guard blocking protesters in front of the Lincoln Memorial, as George Floyd protests continue

Members of the D.C. National Guard stand on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial as demonstrators participate in a peaceful protest against police brutality and the death of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Washington, DCWin McNamee/Getty Images

• Dozens of Air National Guard members lined the entrance to the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday.
• The order was made by Attorney General William Barr, The New York Times reported.
• This comes after days of protests over the death of George Floyd after a white police officer knelt on his neck in Minneapolis.

Dozens of Air National Guard members lined the entrance to the Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday, blocking protesters from entering.

According to WAMU, in response to protests, 1,500 additional national guardsmen joined the DC National Guard on Tuesday.

The striking photos — taken at the same site as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1963 speech, the memorial for the president who issued the Emancipation Proclamation — highlight the unrest happening in the nation's capital and across the country following the death of George Floyd after an ex-officer knelt on his neck for several minutes last week.