Plywood murals become permanent memorial to George Floyd
and last updated 2021-04-19 15:52:57-04
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. â From the outside, there is not much to the old brick warehouse in North Minneapolis that Leesa Kelly was standing at, but inside is a collection of plywood murals that the young activist is working to save.
When George Floyd died last year, the Twin Cities were boarded up. But as businesses tried to shield themselves from protesters, they unknowingly provided artists across the city with blank canvases.
The plywood boards that seemed to be everywhere suddenly became a place for people to express their pain.