page_title: George Floyd
section_title: Legacy
hierarchical_section_title: George Floyd / Legacy
caption_attribution_description: English: Flowers and tributes placed in front of the Cup Foods in Minneapolis near where George Floyd was killed.
context_page_description: George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African American man killed during an arrest after someone said he was trying to use a fake $20 bill. A white police officer, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost 8 minutes Many people were sad and angry about his death, which led to many protests in order to stop violence and racism against Black people.
  George Floyd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina. He grew up in Houston, Texas. He played football and basketball throughout high school and college. He held several jobs, and he was also a hip hop artist and a mentor in his religious community. Between 1997 and 2005, he was convicted of eight crimes; in 2009, he accepted a plea bargain for a 2007 robbery, serving four years in prison. In 2014, he moved to Minneapolis, finding work as a truck driver and a bouncer. In 2020, he lost his security job during the COVID-19 pandemic.
context_section_description: A legacy is an impact that someone leaves behind when they die. George Floyd left behind a big legacy because he died due to police violence. In the United States, the police have a history of racism and not treating minority groups right. After Floyd died, there were big efforts to stop racism everywhere in the country, not just against Black people.
caption: Tributes and mural outside Cup Foods, where Floyd died.
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