Racism has been a part of American life since our founding and persists to this day, as clearly indicated by the events surrounding George Floyd’s murder by Derek Chauvin and witnessed by three other police officers in Minneapolis on May 25, sparking national protests and international concern.
Systemic racism has been described by many as the root cause of this tragic incident.
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