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Justice for George Floyd, by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, with Tammy Gagne

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non fiction

Justice for George Floyd

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by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD, with Tammy Gagne

Core library guide to racism in Modern America

This book explores who George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and around the world calling for an end to police violenceOn May 25, 2020, George Floyd died while in the custody of four officers of Minnesota's Minneapolis Police Department. One of the officers had knelt on Floyd's neck for nearly ten minutes. Floyd's death caused a wave of protests across the United States and around the world calling for an end to police violence. Justice for George Floyd explores who George Floyd was, what happened the day he died, and the protests that followed

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