A Timeline of What Has Happened in the Year Since George Floyd’s Death

A look back at what has transpired in the year since Mr. Floyd’s murder reveals a country both struggling to confront it history of racial division and continuing to succumb to it.

George Floyd, a 46-year-old African-American man, is killed on a street corner in Minneapolis after being handcuffed and pinned to the ground by Derek Chauvin and other officers responding to a forgery call. Darnella Frazier, a 17-year-old, turns on her cellphone to capture video of Mr. Chauvin, who is white, using his knee to pin Mr. Floyd by his neck. Mr. Floyd is heard repeatedly saying, “I can’t breathe.” Ms. Frazier’s video contradicted the initial police account, which said Mr. Floyd had died after a “medical incident” as he was restrained by officers. The Minneapolis police chief, Medaria Arradondo, fires the four officers involved in the arrest of Mr. Floyd. Hundreds of protesters against police violence flood the streets of the city in the evening.