The intersection where George Floyd took his last breaths has become a communal space for gathering and reflection. In the morning, volunteers went out to pick up trash and sweep the area around the memorial, video from a CNN affiliate shows.
But at the intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue -- where George Floyd took his last breaths -- demonstrators gathered and stayed out all night in peaceful protest.About 20 minutes after the curfew went into effect, a large crowd assembled at the intersection in a circle, surrounded by bouquets of flowers and chalk messages. Protesters raise their hands beside a fence intended to block potential police advances at a memorial for George Floyd.
Crowds at George Floyd memorial take knee with his brother. 04:08"We're Minnesota nice," one woman told WCCO."We care about everybody."Another volunteer referred to the site as a sacred place, telling the station that she felt it was important to keep the space clean for reflection and mourning."This is where we reflect," she told WCCO. "This is where we come to recognize what has happened over and over again, and we find a way to stop it.
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