A majority of Americans said in a new poll from the Pew Research Center that the murder of George Floyd did not lead to changes that improved the lives of Black Americans.
Floyd was murdered when Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine seconds, sparking a racial reckoning and protests throughout the country in summer 2020.
The Pew poll found 72% of Americans say the increased focus on racial inequality did not lead to any significant changes that helped Black people. Only 52% of Americans said they support Black Lives Matter, down 15 percentage points from June 2020.
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