The Uprising

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The Center for Investigative Reporting and PRX

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4.7 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2020

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

As Americans take to the streets, we hear from the person prosecuting the police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing. We also hear from protesters around the country and remember the history of policing in black communities.

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0:00.0	From the Center for Investigative Reporting in PRX, this is Reveal, I'm Outletson, and
0:11.8	we've seen this before.
0:14.0	A black man dies in police custody and it's all caught on video.
0:18.7	Like Eric Gardner in New York, George Floyd's last words in Minneapolis have become a rallying
0:23.4	crime for protesters.
0:30.4	Floyd's death has sparked outrage that's consumed the entire country with protests in 350 cities
0:46.0	in all 50 states.
0:48.2	We want to start our show today by listening to people on the front lines of those protests.
0:52.9	What we saw was a black man who was lynched.
0:56.9	Right?
0:57.9	They didn't use rope.
0:59.9	He used his knee.
1:02.9	Mr. Floyd should have not died.
1:05.9	He should still be alive today.
1:08.9	That's right.
1:09.9	Stay in space!
1:11.9	Stay in space!
1:14.9	It'll be sanctioned if nothing is done.
1:17.9	It'll be sanctioned if it's business as usual.
1:20.9	It'll be sanctioned if the history that we have in this country and in this community
1:25.2	of ignoring black bodies and the death of black bodies at the hands of officers acting
1:30.4	under the color of law is ignored.
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