His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

Title: His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice Author: Samuels, Robert ISBN: 9780593490617 Publisher: Viking Published: 2022 Binding: Book Language: English Condition: New New from the publisher Biography 1409061 Publisher Description: A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy--from his family's 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 man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. "Since we know George Floyd's death with tragic clarity, we must know Floyd's America--and life--with tragic clarity. Essential for our times."--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