His name is George Floyd : one man's life and the struggle for racial justice
Samuels, Robert, 1984-2023
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The murder of George Floyd sparked a fiery summer of activism and unrest all over the world in 2020, with peaceful protests sometimes erupting into violent clashes. From Shetland to Sao Paolo, from Honolulu to Hobart, people marched under the Black Lives Matter banner, decrying Floyd's death and demanding an end to racial injustice. Drawing on The Washington Post's unrivalled archives, in-depth reporting and award-winning series on Floyd, 'His Name Is George Floyd' is a definitive biography that dives deep into the myriad ways that structural racism shaped Floyd's life and death.
Main title:
His name is George Floyd : one man's life and the struggle for racial justice / Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa.
Author:
Samuels, Robert, 1984-, authorOlorunnipa, Toluse, 1986-, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin Books, 2023.
Collation:
xv, 525 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: London: Bantam Press, 2022.Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781529176414 (pbk)
Dewey class:
305.896073092305.80092305.8305.80092 SAM
Language:
English
Subject:
Floyd, George, 1973-2020Floyd, George, 1973-2020 -- InfluenceAfrican American men -- Crimes againstMurder victims -- United StatesPolice brutality -- United States -- History -- 21st centuryTrials (Police misconduct) -- Minnesota -- MinneapolisUnited States -- Race relationsRacial justice -- United StatesRace relationsRacism
BRN:
3451181