George Floyd killed

Item

Dublin Core

Description

George Floyd, a 46 year-old Black man, is killed by Police Officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on Floyd's neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. Floyd's death sparked months-long civil unrest that resulted in 19 deaths and over 14,000 arrests, as well as 428 recorded incidents of police brutality, with many more reported.

Date

Publisher

CSUSM University Library

Relation

Together/Apart: The COVID-19 Community Memory Archive

Language

English

Citation

“George Floyd killed,” Stories & Snapshots: Documenting a Year of the Pandemic, accessed April 27, 2024, https://together-apart.csusm.edu/omeka-classic/items/show/127.