It's been a year since George Floyd's murder. What's changed in Salem? View Comments It has been one year since the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police officers, one year since an 8 minute and 46 second video of the encounter sparked international protests and a call, once again, for racial justice. In Salem, those who have long sought equal treatment for people of color saw a spike in interest in achieving those changes. They participated in — and sometimes insisted on — conversations and action within city councils, school boards, police departments and the state Legislature. One year removed from Floyd's death, the Statesman Journal looks back on how the fight for racial equity and justice has developed, and what the road ahead may yet hold.