Outrage, grief and calls for change took the nation by storm after the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man with Texas roots who died while under the knee of a Minneapolis police officer.
On May 29, a Friday evening, a couple dozen people held signs at the southwest corner of Texas Avenue and George Bush Drive in College Station; the following day, a gathering of about 250 held signs and chanted âBlack lives matterâ and âSay his name! George Floyd.â
On the evening of May 31, several hundred people lined Texas Avenue for more than three hours; one week later, more than 1,000 people filled several blocks of sidewalk and grass in the same location as cars drove through, honking their support. The summer of 2020 also included a unity prayer event led by clergy, a forum featuring law enforcement leaders, and multiple protests on the Texas A&M campus.