The death that sparked the outrage
THANDEKA MGQIBI GODOFREDO A VÁSQUEZ AP GEORGE Perry Floyd jr, known as George Floyd, is the man whose death sparked unrest across the US and internationally.
According to wikipedia.com, Floyd, 46, was born on October 14, 1973 in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston, Texas.
In 2014, he moved to the state of Minnesota, where he worked as a truck driver and provided security at a restaurant. He had five children.
On May 25, Floyd was arrested by the police outside a shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a charge of using a counterfeit $20 (R335) note.
Footage showed a white officer, Derek Chauvin, kneeling on Floyd’s neck for several minutes, while he was handcuffed face-down on the street.
Two other officers further…