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George Floyd Memorial: Minneapolis
Album Description
The George Floyd Memorial a in Minneapolis is more than than often shown mural and collection of flowers and artifacts at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago. It extends into each street and a park a block away. It attracts visitors from throughout the world. Volunteers are working with museums and others to preserve these murals, signs and artifacts.
These photos were taken during my Sept. 12 visit to the memorial. It was a moving experience.
Social Studies/History Minneapolis George Floyd 3 - 5 6 - 8 9 - 12 13+
Sign describing the events surrounding Floyd's murder
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Say Their Names: George Floyd and Philando Castille
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Marker honoring George Floydat the entrance to the Say Their Names Memorial.
George Floyd George Floyd Memorial Social Studies/History 6 - 8 9 - 12
Philando Castille sign, Say Their Names Memorial
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2016 shooting of Philando Castille .
Castille was shot during a traffic stop in St. Paul. A sign in his honor is next to George Floyd at the Say Their Names portion of the Floyd Memorial.
Philando Castille George Floyd Memorial Social Studies/History 6 - 8 9 - 12
Black Lives Matter
Reference link: https://postimg.cc/WF44bZ5B
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A Tiny Diner with a Black Lives Matter banner, 38th Street, Minneapolis, near the Flloyd Memorial.
Cup Foods
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Cup Foods, where Floyd was shot. Cadex Herrera and two other artists created the 20 X 7 mural. Herrara said noted that murals are a place for poeple to show their their respect, sop, reflect, and think and come together. Murals give us a sense of place and belonging. The center sunflower represents loyalty and life. The black center contains names of Black Americans killed during police altercations.
Sunflowers
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Black Lives Matter Sunflowers honoring African Americans killed during altercations with police line a grassy area at the Say their Names portion of the memorial.
Say Their Names
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The Say Their Names memorial is part of the George Floyd Memorial at 38th and Chicago in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Markers honor Black Victims of police violence. Tributes honoring George Floyd and Philando Castille are at the front of the memorial.
Minneapolis Star Tribune, 09/11/2020. Summary: Grassroots effort has collected nearly 200 boards so far. People are working with the Midwest Art Conservation Center and the Minnesota African American History Gallery and Museum
I Can't Breath
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Sign at entrance to the Memorial.
Memorial (intersection portion)
Mural of Black American leaders
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Mural of Black American leaders
Mural of Black American leaders
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A mural near the entrance depicts significant Black Americans.
George Floyd memorial, 884 Broadway, Brooklyn
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The Library of Congress has a digital file of the Floyd Memorial in Brooklyn, New York.
Search "everything" at LOC.gov for more images in the Library of Congress.
Reference link: http://www.loc.gov/item/2020633296/
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Contributor Names: Vergara, Camilo J., photographer
Created / Published: July 3, 2020.
Subject Headings: - United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
- COVID-19 pandemic
- Time Lapse: COVID-19
- Corona Virus
- Crossroads
- Brooklyn
- George Floyd
- Memorials
- Black Lives Matter (2020)
- Graphics
- Murals
Genre: Digital photographs--2020
Notes: - Title, date and keywords based on information provided by photographer.
- Gift; Camilo J. Vergara; 2020.
- Vergara's early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic is in the N.B.M. exhibition "Documenting Crossroads: The Coronavirus in Poor, Minority Communities," https://www.nbm.org/exhibition/documenting-crossroads/ External
- Forms part of the Vergara Photograph Collection (Library of Congress).
- pp/vrgcov
Repository: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Digital Id: vrg 13649 //hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/vrg.13649