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Police officer Derek Chauvin puts his knee on George Floyd's neck for more than nine minutes. -
The four police officers, including Derek Chauvin, are fired from their police jobs. -
Many people in different parts of the city begin to protest. There is some stealing, but the protests are mostly peaceful. -
On this day, protesters burned down the police station where Derek Chauvin worked. -
Protests are still happening in Minneapolis and other cities in the US. They are protesting police killing Black people more often than white people.
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The court starts to decide whether Derek Chauvin killed George Floyd. One side says he was just being a good policeman and doing his job. The other side says that Chauvin killed Floyed because he didn't care about Floyd's life. (*That is the short version.)
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Outside of Minneapolis, another Black man named Daunte Wright was stopped and killed by police. Many communities got angry because the police officer made a mistake and used a gun, Many people are angry because it happened close to where Derek Chauvin was killed. -
The jury said that Derek Chauvin was guilty of killing George Floyd. Chauvin will go to prison. This is a very important day in US history,. Let's talk about why.