Across The Transatlantic: #BlackLivesMatter
Black Lives Matter
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Born With Two Strikes
George Floyd's America
This article encapsulates the life that George Floyd lived and the freedoms and unfreedoms that he experienced as a Black man in modern America. It also touches upon events that occur that led up to his unwarranted death.
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Ian Manuel
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Manuel, Ian. 2021. My Time Will Come
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Davis, Angela Y. 2012. “The Meaning of Freedom.” In The Meaning of Freedom, 135-151. San Francisco, CA: City Lights Books. https://citylights.com/open-media-series/meaning-of-freedom/
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Manuel, Ian. 2021. My Time Will Come
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NAAP. 2021. The Origins of Modern Day Policing https://naacp.org/find-resources/history-explained/origins-modern-day-policing