Red Cow Uptown Mural: Rest in Peace George Floyd

Red Cow Uptown Mural: Rest in Peace George Floyd

2626 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA

This is a mural on the plywood boards of the Red Cow in Uptown. "Rest in Power George Floyd" appears in black letters on a white rectangle, "Say his name" in white letters on a black oval, and "Black Lives Matter" in white letters on a black dove carrying an olive branch. Colorful flowers fill the background.

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Annie Vitale (photographer): annenvitale@gmail.com

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

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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.

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