People’s movements honor George Floyd’s memory, vow to fight on

George Floyd’s murder was yet another instance of racist police violence in the US. However, his killing and the widely circulated video of his death triggered what was possibly the largest uprising in US history.

May 26, 2021 by Peoples Dispatch

May 25 marks one year since the murder of George Floyd. He was a black man who was killed by police officers in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His murder was yet another instance of racist police violence in the US. However, his killing and the widely circulated video of his death triggered what was possibly the largest uprising in US history.