Description
Large clusters of tags across a storefront. Includes: "No more hate," "This Is Not A Moment Its A Movement," "I Cant Breath," "Say His Name," BLM," peace signs and hearts, "George Floyd," "Peace," "MPD K BLM," "MPLS Revolution, "Rebuild," "No Justice No Peace," "Prosecute The Police," and "Black Lives Matter.
Subject
George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.