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The murder of George Floyd
MPR News Staff

Photos: George Floyd and the year of racial reckoning

Two people hug in the middle of a street.
Michael Wilson (right) hugs Pamela Weems at George Floyd Square as people arrive to celebrate the guilty verdicts in the trial of Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis on April 20.
Evan Frost | MPR News file

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George Floyd’s murder sparked protests around the world over the police treatment of people of color. While Minneapolis was the region’s epicenter, people took to the streets in St. Paul, Duluth, Rochester and Fargo, N.D., demanding change.

Photojournalists from MPR News and other media captured a year of pain and hope in the aftermath of Floyd's killing. Here's a look at some of what they saw.

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Three people hug near a memorial.
Whitney Emanuel hugs Ayanna Melander and Mauri Melander Friestleben at the memorial site for George Floyd on May 26, 2020.
Evan Frost | MPR News 2020
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A woman speaks into a microphone in front of a black and white painting.
Jeanette Rupert smiles as she speaks to the crowd at George Floyd square in front of "Icon of a Revolution," a painting of Floyd by Peyton Scott Russell, in Minneapolis after Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder on April 20. Rupert grew up in the neighborhood and helped found 612 MASH, a nonprofit that provides medical treatment to people in and around George Floyd Square.
Evan Frost | MPR News file
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A man draws on a wall in chalk.
A man writes on barricades surrounding a building in downtown Minneapolis during a rally and march calling for justice for George Floyd on March 8.
Evan Frost | MPR News file