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|May 17, 2025
How the murder of George Floyd sparked fury across the world...

BACKLASH: THE MURDER OF GEORGE FLOYD Wednesday, 9pm, BBC2 Factual
The horrific killing of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer in May 2020 sent shock waves around the world.
This hard-hitting documentary shows how footage of the murder, in which George was restrained until he couldn't breathe, sparked protests, and how the Black Lives Matter (BLM) campaign shone a spotlight on police brutality and systematic racism in the US.
This story is from the May 17, 2025 edition of What's on TV.
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