| George Perry Floyd Square 38th and Chicago | |
 Street sign, May 25, 2022 | |
 Intersection location in Minneapolis. | |
| Former name(s) | George Perry Floyd Jr. Place |
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| Part of | Powderhorn community |
| Namesake | George Floyd |
| Type | Commemorative street |
| Owner | City of Minneapolis |
| Length | Two city blocks |
| Addresses | Chicago Avenue |
| Location | Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States |
| Postal code | 55407 |
| Coordinates | 44°56′03″N 93°15′45″W / 44.9343°N 93.2624°W |
| From | East 37th Street (north) |
| Major junctions | East 38th Street |
| To | East 39th Street (south) |
| Construction | |
| Inauguration | May 25, 2022 |
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| Website | minneapolismn.gov |
George Floyd Square, officially George Perry Floyd Square in Minneapolis, is the intersection of Chicago Avenue and East 38th Street. It is named after George Floyd, a Black man who was murdered there by Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020. The commemorative street name is signed along Chicago Avenue between East 37th Street to East 39th Street.
Public outrage over Floyd's murder resulted in the largest mass protest movement since the civil rights movement, largely over issues of systemic racism and police brutality. In the following weeks, racial justice activists and some community members erected barricades to keep 38th and Chicago street intersection closed to vehicular traffic for over a year during 2020 and 2021. Artists and demonstrators installed several exhibits, paintings, sculptures, and other works of art to memorialize Floyd and visualize racial justice themes.
The City of Minneapolis named the square in Floyd's honor in 2022,[1] and has been planning a permanent memorial to Floyd at the site.[2]
- ^ "RCA-2022-00460 - Commemorative street name change: Council President Andrea Jenkins, Chicago Ave between 37th St E and 39th St E". lims.minneapolismn.gov. Archived from the original on June 11, 2022. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
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