On April 20, 2021, in court in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Constable Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder, manslaughter and intentional assault. On May 25, 2020, he had kept his knee on George Floyd’s neck for nine long minutes, despite his pleas. In the following weeks, protests rocked the United States, denouncing the racism of American society and the police.
“Today, we are making history”, said the lawyer for the Floyd family after the verdict. “Our country is finally starting to keep the promise of equal justice for all citizens… It is the sacrifice of a life that will have made this moment possible in the history of the United States. “
Laurent Borredon is a journalist at World, in Los Angeles. He traveled to Minneapolis last year following the death of George Floyd. In this episode of “L’Heure du Monde”, he explains to us what has changed in the United States since May 25, 2020.
An episode produced by Jeanne Boëzec, directed by Amandine Robillard and presented by Morgane Tual.
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