George Floyd
George Floyd was a Black American man whose death in Minneapolis police custody on May 25, 2020, catalyzed worldwide protests against police brutality and racial injustice.
A video showing officer Derek Chauvin kneeling on Floyd's neck for over nine minutes while Floyd repeated I can't breathe spread rapidly, making the phrase a rallying cry.
Floyd's killing energized the Black Lives Matter movement and prompted widespread debate about policing, systemic racism, and criminal justice reform.
- MinneapolisMajor Minnesota metropolis
- protestPublic expression of disapproval
- justiceFair treatment under law
- policeCivil law enforcement
- police brutalityUnjustified force by officers
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George FloydGeorge Wallace
Alabama segregationist politician