George Floyd and Cactuses

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Creator

Artists: #ricardo.ricardo.perez @mr.stoke.man

Title

George Floyd and Cactuses

Coverage

4109 East Lake Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Description

Portrait of George Floyd surrounded by candles and cacti. The night time city behind him is burning.

Rights

Artists: #ricardo.ricardo.perez @mr.stoke.man
posted on Instagram by @minneapolismurals

Publisher

Urban Art Mapping Research Project

Date

Contributor

CU

Identifier

UAM-GF_0811

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.

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