Justice 4 George

Artists: @genothehag

Justice 4 George

822 West Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Scales of Justice with a black and white portrait of George Floyd. Orange text reads "Justice 4 George" outlined in pink with white flowers.

Artists: @genothehag
posted on Instagram by @minneapolismurals

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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