'We will not give up this space,' Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations said. 'We will save it for George Floyd.'
and removed the concrete barriers blocking traffic, activists set up makeshift replacements to continue their demonstrations to honor Floyd and the racial justice movement.
"This space is a space that has now become a national memorial, a national memorial for victims of police violence all over this world," Hussein said during a news conference.For more reporting from the Associated Press, see below: Traffic briefly flowed through the intersection Thursday morning after the concrete barriers were removed, but community members quickly erected new makeshift barriers. Dozens of people gathered near the intersection, singing, chanting Floyd's name and giving speeches expressing frustration and urging people to continue organizing.
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