'You changed the world': George Floyd eulogized at emotional memorial
Source: StarTribune
MINNEAPOLIS — Politicians, civil rights legends and celebrities joined family members Thursday to mourn George Floyd in ways rousing and uplifting, and for one long, poignant moment, silent.
The memorial for Floyd, whose death after being pinned to the ground by Minneapolis police ignited a global cry of outrage and grief, was held in the sanctuary on the downtown Minneapolis campus of North Central University, located about 3 miles north of the intersection where the unarmed and handcuffed man was arrested on Memorial Day.
In spirited ebbs and flows of emotion and message, the Rev. Al Sharpton eulogized Floyd while at the same time calling for social change for African Americans and others who feel oppression in this country.
But as boisterous as his eulogy was, Sharpton closed in a most quiet and symbolic way, directing those in attendance to stand in silence for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, a length of time representing how long one officer used his knee to pin Floyd by the neck last week as he pleaded “I can’t breathe” until falling motionless.
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