5 Years After George Floyd’s Murder, Backlash Takes Hold
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Explore how the MAGA movement has shifted the narrative surrounding George Floyd's death from a symbol of police brutality to a right-wing grievance, examining the twisted political discourse around this pivotal moment in American history.
One legacy of Black Lives Matter is how it engaged young people in causes beyond police brutality in the United States. Many who protested anti-Black racism became part of the college campus movement against the relentless Israeli assault on Gaza in response to Hamas fighters’ Oct. 7, 2023, sneak attack on Israel.
George Floyd, a Black man, died by the hands of a white police officer on May 25, 2020, which spurred Black Lives Matter demonstrations protesting
Demonstrators hoped to reignite the conversation about racial justice and police accountability after the 2020 murder of Floyd by former officer Derek Chauvin.
On May 25, 2020, the killing of George Floyd led to what is considered the largest protest movement in United States history and a conversation on racism and policing. Floyd, a Black man, died after Derek Chauvin,
Five years after George Floyd's murder, the future of George Floyd Square is in limbo, Black Lives Matter murals are erased and reforms rolled back.
Black Lives Matter street murals appeared in cities across the U.S. following the police killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.
A mural reads "All Black Lives Matter" as part of an art installation Tuesday in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles.