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Sign Bearing George Floyd's Name Unveiled At 38th And Chicago: ‘This Is Just Another Step Forward'
"Honestly I feel chill bumps. It's a tragic event, but it's a learning event," said Charles Gallon, who was at the intersection.
May 26, 2022
The intersection of 38th Street and Chicago Avenue is seemingly like any other intersection in Minneapolis. But where those two roads meet and what happened at that spot changed not only the intersection itself, but the course of history.
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“Honestly I feel chill bumps. It’s a tragic event, but it’s a learning event,” said Charles Gallon, who was at the intersection while in town from Florida.
“This is something that God allowed to happen to change the world,” added Eliza Wesley. She goes by the nickname “Gatekeeper” given that she’s been at the intersection almost everyday since George Floyd was killed. Whether she was controlling traffic or organizing events, the location where those two streets cross is a sacred spot for her and many others. “It always plays in the back of my head that George Floyd died for a purpose. George Floyd did not die in vain,” she said.
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