Kayley McColley
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Editor s note: George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020, touching off a year of racial reckoning in the United States. This is one of several essays from people around the state we are publishing this week reflecting on the past year.
Before the murder of George Floyd, many Americans turned a blind eye to the mistreatment of Black Americans at the hands of the criminal justice system.
George Floyd was the turning point for many people who were either indifferent or unaware.
Maybe it was the indisputable cruelty Floyd endured at the end of his life or the way that former police Officer Derek Chauvin’s knee never relented even after he cried out in agony for his mother.
George Floyd s death helped us see what people of color face
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George Floyd s death helped us see what people of color face
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