His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice

Title: His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice Author: Robert Samuels ISBN: 9780593490617 Publisher: Viking Published: 2022 Binding: Hardcover Language: English Edition: First Edition Number of Pages: 432 Section: Biography & Autobiography | African American & Black Publisher Description: WINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE IN NONFICTIONWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZEFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK PRIZE; FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS PRIZE; A BCALA 2023 HONOR NONFICTION AWARD WINNER. A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy--from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing--telling the story of how one man's tragic