George Floyd was a Black man whose videotaped death under the knee of a white police officer sparked protests in 2020, including some of the largest street demonstrations in U.S. history.

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The 2020 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, sparked nationwide protests and a reckoning about race and policing. A former Minneapolis police officer was convicted of murder in April.

George Perry Floyd Jr. was a 46-year-old father of five and grandfather of two who worked as a truck driver and security guard. He had played college football and basketball, was a hip-hop artist, and was known to family and friends as a “Gentle Giant.” On , Minneapolis police officers arrested George for allegedly buying cigarettes with a counterfeit $20 bill. Seventeen ...

Floyd worked several jobs — at a local Salvation Army shelter, as a truck driver, and as a nightclub bouncer. Described as a "shining light in the community," Floyd went out of his way to help others and encourage those in need.

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Floyd was a star tight end for the football team at Jack Yates High School, playing for the losing side in the 1992 state championship game at Texas Memorial Stadium in Austin.