The George Floyd Square Project
George Floyd’s murder on May 25, 2020 sparked a global wave of protests against police violence and brutality. In Minneapolis itself, it sparked a cross-race and cross-class rebellion that culminated with the burning of the 3rd precinct and the occupation of George Floyd Square—the intersection where Floyd was murdered. The uprising was not a “movement” composed of movement organizations attempting to influence legislation—though such actors were mobilized by the events surrounding Floyd’s murder.