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Minneapolis, Minnesota / May 25, 2020
The pictures of the police operation on May 25, 2020 went around the world: For more than 9 minutes, the white police officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee on the neck of the African American George Floyd - until he died.
The death of George Floyd sparked horror and protests - in the US and around the world.
Houston, Texas / June 9, 2020
Philonise Floyd, Brother of George Floyd
“I demand justice for my big brother. Everyone around the world will remember him. He will change the world. "
Whether and to what extent the death of George Floyd will actually change the world remains to be seen.
His name became synonymous with the Black Lives Matter movement.
The mass protests against police violence and racism in the summer of 2020 did not remain entirely without effects.
The trial of Derek Chauvin caused surprise and sigh of relief.
St. Paul, Minnesota / June 3, 2020
Keith Ellison, Attorney General of Minnesota
"Today I filed a lawsuit against former Minnesota police officer Derek Chauvin alleging" second degree murder "of George Floyd."
After a lengthy process, a verdict was reached in April: the accused listened to the jury's vote in disbelief, in which he was found guilty of murder.
The black community celebrates the guilty verdict - should the death of George Floyd really have made a lasting difference?
In any case, the new US president made an effort to maintain the reform course.
WASHINGTON DC / April 20, 2021
Joe Biden, US President
“The guilty verdict won't bring George back. But in their grief, his family also finds a job. George's legacy will not only affect his death. Rather, it should show what we must do on his behalf. "
It is a legacy that is far from being fulfilled.
The George Floyd case might shake the world awake for a moment, but deadly police violence against black people in the United States is far from over.
The name George Floyd is just one of many at the “Say their Names Memorial Cemetery”.