George Floyd: Minneapolis holds rallies in build-up to anniversary of police killing
by Oliver Laughland from on (#5J61N)
Program starts with march led by the Rev Al Sharpton and Benjamin Crump to mark the anniversary of black man's murder
Members of George Floyd's family, and others who lost loved ones to police encounters, have joined crowds in Minneapolis for a march that was one of several events planned nationwide to mark the one-year anniversary of Floyd's death.
Hundreds of people gathered on Sunday for the rally in front of the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis where a month ago former policeman Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murdering the black man by kneeling on his neck.
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