Hundreds attended a memorial in honor of George Floyd in his hometown.
Before the memorial, crowds gathered in a public viewing outside the R.L. Douglas Cape Fear Center. Floyd's body was placed in the center of the lobby, and mourners were allowed inside in groups of 10 and were asked to wear a mask, according to Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin.
The private memorial contrasted with large public gatherings across the nation Saturday expressing grief and anger.outside the White House and the National Mall protesting police brutality. Officials expected the crowd in the nation's capital to be one of the largest since protests erupted last week over Floyd's death.
“This is important to do because this is something that is ongoing,” said LaToya Gordon of Hoke County Peacemakers, a newly formed group that organized the march. “Everybody felt that we wanted people to know that we can be peaceful and be heard.”“This generation, this new group, is taking it to a whole new level,” Peterkin said. “We hear you. You’re going to get it done. We’re with you.″
Americans across the nation have stopped to commemorate the life and grieve the death of Floyd, who died in the custody of white Minneapolis police officers. Floyd’s dying words, “I can’t breathe,” have given life to a searing moment in the nation’s fraught struggle for human rights.
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