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WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE IN NONFICTION nWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE nFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE; FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS PRIZE; A BCALA 2023 HONOR NONFICTION AWARD WINNER. n n A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyds life and legacy--from his familys roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing--telling the story of how one mans tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. It is a testament to the power of His Name Is George Floyd that the books most vital moments come not after Floyds death, but in its intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of his life . . . Impressive. n --New York Times Book Review (Editors Choice) Since we know George Floyds death with tragic clarity, we must know Floyds America--and life--with tragic clarity. Essential for our times. n--Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Antiracist A much-needed portrait of the life, times, and martyrdom of George Floyd, a chronicle of the racial awakening sparked by his brutal and untimely death, and an essential work of history I hope everyone will read. n--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author of The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song n nThe events of that day are now tragically familiar: on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the latest Black person to die at the hands of the police, murdered outside of a Minneapolis convenience store by white officer Derek Chauvin. The video recording of his death set off the largest protest movement in the history of the United States, awakening millions to the pervasiveness of racial injustice. But long before his face was painted onto countless murals and his name became synonymous with civil rights, Floyd was a father, partner, athlete, and friend who constantly strove for a better life. His Name Is George Floyd tells the story of a beloved figure from Houstons housing projects as he faced the stifling systemic pressures that come with being a Black man in America. Placing his narrative within the context of the countrys enduring legacy of institutional racism, this deeply reported account examines Floyds family roots in slavery and sharecropping, the segregation of his schools, the overpolicing of his community amid a wave of mass incarceration, an
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