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About George Floyd Day
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Legal , Culture & Art
Ends: May 25, 2025
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George Floyd (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an American citizen of African descent who was active in his church, within the community, a hip-hop artist, a security guard, and a truck driver. His death at the hands of police resulted in the most extensive public protests in the US and globally for human rights since the 1960s. The results of these protests have changed attitudes and policies regarding race and racism, police policy, and how people view human rights, not just in the US but in multiple countries. George Floyd Day marks the anniversary of his death on May 25, 2020.
How Floyd Died
Roughly 1,000 people are shot and killed by police in the United States each year, and as a percent of the population, people of color are nearly twice as likely to be killed than white people.
On Memorial Day 2020, George Floyd entered a convenience store and purchased a pack of cigarettes. The clerk believed the bill he used was counterfeit and thus left the store with another employee and walked out to Floyd's truck to demand the cigarettes be returned. He refused, and the employee then called the police on him.
Officers arrived, and Floyd complied with their requests, though he did struggle momentarily. He was seated on a curb, and Floyd was told he was being arrested, handcuffed, and led across the street.
At this point, anxious about closed spaces, Floyd fell to the ground and asked not to be seated in the car. Struggles ensued, and Officer Chauvin eventually began kneeling on Floyd's neck as he pleaded, stating he could not breathe and begging not to be killed. Chauvin did not relent, leaving his knee on Floyd's neck for nearly nine minutes, killing Floyd. The lack of compassion shown by the police as Floyd begged to be able to breathe angered people worldwide, mainly since this wasn't the first time police had killed a black man as he begged for air. People had enough and took to the streets. The police officers involved were arrested and charged with murder and lesser crimes.
Bystanders captured the events surrounding Floyd's death on camera, and the footage incensed people worldwide. Protests broke out in over 200 US cities and countries worldwide and continued for weeks.
All three officers involved would eventually receive sentences of three or more years in jail. George Floyd will be remembered as a martyr, the spark that changed how police interact with people and a pivotal influence on how Americans view race.
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