George Floyd’s violent death ‘a pattern repeated regularly in American history’

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FRANCE 24's Erin Ogunkeye looks at how George Floyd's death has sparked an investigation into systemic racial abuse that has existed in the US over the centuries, June 8 2020. © FRANCE 24 screengrab.

George Floyd, an unarmed black man, died on May 25 after a white Minneapolis police officer kneeled on the back of his neck for almost nine minutes, even after he complained he could not breathe and appeared to lose consciousnessRead More – Source

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