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People raise their hands and shout slogans as they protest at a makeshift memorial in honor of George Floyd, on June 2, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: Chandan Khanna/AFP/Getty Images

After the May 25 murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer was recorded and streamed on Facebook, protests against police brutality erupted across the city.