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Collected Item: “NAACP Responds to George Floyd”

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NAACP Responds to George Floyd

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A link to Minneapolis NAACP’s official response to the murder of George Floyd.

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I live just South of Minneapolis. The murder of George Floyd was horrific and brutal. It disrupted the community at multiple levels and it is still disrupting it months later. The official response of the local NAACP chapter is important to note.

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#naacp, #georgefloyd, #minneapolis, #minnesota, #racism, #murder, #injustice, #icantbreathe, #ASU, #HST485

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https://www.naacp.org/latest/naacp-blasts-minneapolis-police-officers-death-george-floyd/

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NAACP Minneapolis Chapter

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2020-05-26
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