Abstract
The death of George Floyd was a triggering event that brought hundreds of thousands of protestors into the streets, despite being in the middle of a global pandemic. There is a long history of police brutality, primarily against black men, in the United States. Floyd’s death served as an example that few would be able to dispute, as it was captured on video for the entire world to see. This paper traces the fight for equality for people of color in the U.S. during the twenty-first century, while evaluating the extent to which pandemic conditions and media messages influenced protestors’ decisions to speak out.
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Katherine RigsbySenior Instructor, Communication, University of South Alabama, Alabama, United States
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Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
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KEYWORDS
Structural Racism, Police Brutality, Protest, Social Movement
Digital Media
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