Throw Ups: "Derp" and "Peace"

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Throw Ups: "Derp" and "Peace"

Iron Door Pub at 3001 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Two throw ups: the first has blue bubble letters, "DERP," outlined in orange. The second has "Peace" in orange and yellow. The background is blue bubbles on green grass. "Zen" and "Stay Safe" in purple at the bottom.

The the right of both is a panel with "RIP BIG FLOYD" in black spray-paint.

Froukje Akkerman

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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