How Darnella Frazier’s Video Sparked a Global Call for Justice for George Floyd
May 25, 2021
It happened on May 25th, 2020, but the historic saga sparked by George Floyd’s murder began the next day, at exactly 1:46am — the moment that 17-year-old Darnella Frazier posted the video she shot with her cellphone on Facebook. By daybreak, the video was circulating all over social media, and that evening three major evening news programs aired it. People were moved to tears, and soon after, to protest. An estimated 26 million people participated, making them the largest in US history.
