In the summer of 2020, the people of the United States witnessed the largest anti-racist struggle in the country\u2019s history after a video of the brutal murder of George Floyd by officer Derek Chauvin went viral. While Floyd\u2019s murder was the catalyst, the first year of the pandemic was marked by increased police and vigilante violence. Ahmaud Arbery, who was shot in a botched \u201ccitizen\u2019s arrest\u201d by vigilantes and Breonna Taylor, who was shot dead while asleep by police, were among the most egregious cases.<\/p>\n
In the year 2021, it was the turn of the US government, particularly its judicial system, to respond to the protests of 2020. Historic trials of the killers of unarmed Black people and protestors were set to answer an important question: how would the system respond to the outcry of millions against racist violence?<\/p>\n
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