The murder of George Floyd launched a summer of protest we hadn't seen since the Civil Rights era in the ‘60s - protests that unified people of every race and generation in peace and with purpose. (Joe Biden)

The murder of George Floyd launched a summer of protest we hadn't seen since the Civil Rights era in the ‘60s - protests that unified people of every race and generation in peace and with purpose.

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