Infinite Vapor Floyd the Lion

Artists: @sig.natur

Infinite Vapor Floyd the Lion

1400 Lagoon Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Cartoon-like half portrait of George Floyd and a lion. Floral elements featuring a sunflower and various green foliage. Text reads "Stronger Together"

posted on Instagram by @minneapolismurals
Artists: @sig.natur

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

CU

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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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