He was laid to rest this afternoon next to his mother. In the city where he grew up. Mr. Floyds casket remained open today during the service. In a way that has had people calling back to the funeral for emmett till who, of course, was the 14yearold who was brutally lynched and murdered in 1955 at his funeral more than 50 years ago, emmett tills mother famously demanded that the casket be left open deliberately so everyone could see what the killers had done to her son. It was a private Service Today for george floyd. Mourners who could not attend instead lined the streets outside waiting for his funeral procession to drive by. Holding signs that said rest in peace. George floyd had five kids. He had siblings. Aunts and uncles. He had cousins. He had a niece. The arrival of his family today for his funeral was a painful reminder of who he left behind. They were all dressed in white so it was easy to see who they all were in the crowd. Today George Floyds family spoke about his life, no
North carolina, and now here in texas today, george floyd heads to his final resting place. And for family, friends, and even the city of houston, the mourning continues, but so, too, does the Movement Toward Police Reform in floyds memory. Thousands stood outside in houstons blistering sun, waiting for their chance to pay respect to one of their own whose life was cut short and reignited a worldwide movement. And i see that unity, and i see a bunch of people thats tired of, you know, the system. Turning around reporter inside the church, both black and white, young and old, attended the public viewing for george floyd. Outside, his family standing alongside others whose loved ones were killed. Michael brown, eric garner, Ahmaud Arbery. It just hurts breonna taylor. Everybody. Thank yall. We will get justice. We will get it. We will not let this door close. Reporter and while many here mourn the man who grew up in houstons third ward and died in Minneapolis Police custody just over two
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