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Ahead of US midterms, police brutality remains a burning issue in Minneapolis

In May 2020, Minneapolis became the symbol of police violence in the US following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a White officer. © France 24 screengrab

Ahead of the November 8 midterms, FRANCE 24 takes you on a tour down the Mississippi River with a series of reports by Fanny Allard. The first of five episodes brings us to Minneapolis, Minnesota, where George Floyd, an unarmed Black man, was killed by White police officer Derek Chauvin in 2020. His death ignited nationwide protests calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism. Two years later, has American policing been sufficiently reformed?

In May 2020, Minneapolis became the symbol of US police violence following the murder of George Floyd at the hands of a White officer.

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