Demonstrations on eve of George Floyd trial include silent march, symbolic coffin
Darryl Fears and Jared Goyette, The Washington Post
March 7, 2021
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1of5People protest near the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis on Sunday, March 7, 2021.Washington Post photo by Joshua LottShow MoreShow Less
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MINNEAPOLIS - On the eve of the criminal trial for Derek Chauvin, the former police officer accused of killing George Floyd and sparking global racial protests, this was a city on edge.
Posted: Mar 08, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: March 9
A mural of George Floyd stands in Minneapolis near the site of where he was killed by police in May 2020. Jury selection for the trial of Derek Chauvin is expected to begin this week.(Sylvia Thomson/CBC)
Bishop Richard Howell Jr. thundered from his North Minneapolis pulpit Sunday that the city is under great stress right now as the George Floyd murder trial tests how much, if anything, will change in the U.S. almost 10 months after the killing sparked global outrage.
Jury selection for the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, whose knee pressing on Floyd s neck for nearly nine minutes was captured on graphic video last May, is expected to get underway this week.