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A retired white man explains why he helps tend the makeshift memorial where Floyd was killed Written By: Christine T. Nguyen / MPR News | 6:32 am, Dec. 25, 2020 × Paul Eaves checks lights that circle the perimeter of a makeshift memorial on Dec. 1 at George Floyds Square at 38th Street and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. Eaves began coming to the square at the end of May when he first heard about Floyds killing. Christine T. Nguyen / MPR News MINNEAPOLIS -- As he sweeps up leaves and...

Eaves, 72, is one of the volunteers who regularly tend the area where George Floyd was killed by police. In this four-block radius, some residents and volunteers work together to keep things running as they hold the space while pressing the city to meet their demands. Eaves picks up trash and checks on plants. He shifts artwork and tributes around to make them more visible. He cleans to present what he calls an “aesthetic dignity” to the space.   However, he’s careful not to make the ar...