one man's life and the struggle for racial justice Samuels, Robert 1984- creator Olorunnipa, Toluse 1986- text bibliography Biographies. nyu 2024 [Paperback edition]. monographic eng xviii, 424 pages ; 22 cm George Floyd's murder in May 2020 set off the largest protest movement in the history of the United States, awakening millions to the pervasiveness of racial injustice. His Name Is George Floyd tells the story of a beloved figure from Houston's housing projects as he faced the stifling systemic pressures that come with being Black in America. Placing his narrative within the context of the country's enduring legacy of institutional racism, this deeply reported account examines Floyd's family roots in slavery and sharecropping, the segregation of his schools, the overpolicing of his community amid a wave of mass incarceration, and his attempts to overcome addiction. Drawing upon more than hour hundred interviews with Floyd's closest friends and family, his elementary school teachers and varsity coaches, civil rights icons, and those in the highest seats of political power, Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa offer a poignant and moving exploration of George Floyd's America, revealing how a man who simply wanted to breathe ended up touching the world. Contenidos : Introduction: Flowers Part I. Perry. An ordinary day ; Home ; Roots ; Lessons Part II. Big Floyd. The State of Texas vs. George Floyd ; The use of restraint ; You're on your own ; Turning point ; The real comes in ; Memorial Day Part III. Say his name. We have nothing to lose but our chains ; Hear my cry ; Testimony ; American hope Afterword: A conversation between Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa. Includes bibliographic references (pages 423-424). Floyd, George 1973-2020 Floyd, George 1973-2020 Influence African American men Biography Murder victims United States Biography Police brutality United States History 21st century Black lives matter movement Racial justice United States Race relations United States History 21st century Trials (Police misconduct) United States History 21st century Trials (Police misconduct) Minnesota Minneapolis African Americans Minnesota Minneapolis Biography African Americans Texas Houston Biography Hommes noirs américains Biographies Victimes d'homicide États-Unis Biographies Brutalités policières États-Unis Histoire 21e siècle Mouvement Black Lives Matter Justice raciale États-Unis Procès (Abus de la police) Minnesota Minneapolis Noirs américains Minnesota Minneapolis Biographies Noirs américains Texas Houston Biographies E185.615 .S193h 2024 305.896/073092 [B] 9780593490822 0593490827 9780593490617 2023304125 IRQ 240708 20251126153528.0 23766245 eng