"RIP Big Floyd" Throw Ups

"RIP Big Floyd" Throw Ups

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Two throw ups. Left: "RIP" with a star dotting the "I." "Big" and "Floyd" in a blue and a red drop respectively. The background is red splatter, similar to blood.

Right: "BIG FLOYD" in white and blue lettering with orange spots.

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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