![]() ![]() Images of a protests, police barricades and a burning police precinct in Minneapolis went around the world and came to symbolize the pent-up rage over a lack of accountability for police racism and violence. Floyd's murder became an international rallying cry against racism and police brutality, inspiring protests all over the world and especially in the US, where countless cities and states declared states of emergency during civil unrest in the weeks that followed. A 10-minute video captured by 17-year-old Darnella Frazier would eventually go viral online and help spark massive protests around the globe.Īccording to the autopsy, Floyd lost consciousness and then died because of a lack of oxygen. Fellow officers Alexander Kueng and Thomas Lane helped Chauvin restrain Floyd, while Tou Thao prevented the crowd from rendering aid. On May 25, 2020, a white Minneapolis police officer named Derek Chauvin kneeled on the neck of George Floyd, a Black man, for nine minutes and 29 seconds while Floyd repeatedly gasped that he couldn't breathe and pleaded for his mother. ![]()
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