George Floyd
Sign in to saveAlso known as George Perry Floyd Jr., Big Floyd, Floyd the Landlord, George Perry Floyd, George Perry Floyd, Jr.
George Perry Floyd Jr. was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd had used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020. One of four police officers who arrived on the scene, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for over nine minutes, fatally asphyxiating him. After his murder, a series of protests against police brutality, especially toward Black people, quickly spread nationally and then globally. His dying words became a rallying slogan: "I can't breathe".
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George Perry Floyd was an American man who worked as a security guard, rapper, truck driver, and basketball player. Born in Fayetteville in 1973, he resided in St. Louis Park and Minneapolis. He was educated at Texas A&M University–Kingsville and spoke American English. Floyd had two children and used the pseudonym "Big Floyd."
He died in Minneapolis on May 25, 2020. His manner of death was homicide, with asphyxia listed as the cause. Derek Chauvin killed him. Floyd’s last words were "I can't breathe!" and "i can't breathe." Significant events associated with his life include his murder and imprisonment.
As an author, Floyd is credited with ten works, including *7 Spiritual Laws of Victory*, *Who Reigns the Money? Banks, Democracy and Deception*, *Believe and Become Rich*, *Psicologia Do Dinheiro*, and *Think Yourself Rich*.
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- 10
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- 7 Spiritual Laws of Victory
- Who Reigns the Money? Banks, Democracy and Deception
- Believe and Become Rich
- Psicologia Do Dinheiro
- Think Yourself Rich
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- United States
- Active from
- 1973
- Active to
- 2020
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Encyclopedic overview
George Perry Floyd Jr. (October 14, 1973 – May 25, 2020) was an African American man who was murdered by a white police officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest made after a store clerk suspected Floyd had used a counterfeit twenty-dollar bill, on May 25, 2020. One of four police officers who arrived on the scene, Derek Chauvin, knelt on Floyd's neck and back for over nine minutes, fatally asphyxiating him. After his murder, a series of protests against police brutality, especially toward Black people, quickly spread nationally and then globally. His dying words became a rallying slogan: "I can't breathe".
Floyd was born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and grew up in Houston, Texas, playing football and basketball throughout high school and college. Between 1997 and 2005, he was convicted of eight crimes. He served four years in prison after accepting a plea bargain for a 2007 aggravated robbery in a home invasion. After he was paroled in 2013, he served as a mentor in his religious community and posted anti-violence videos to social media. In 2014, he moved to the Minneapolis area, residing in the nearby suburb of St. Louis Park, and worked as a truck driver and bouncer. In 2020, he lost both jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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