{"product_id":"his-name-is-george-floyd-pulitzer-prize-winner-one-mans-life-and-the-struggle-for-racial-justice-paperback","title":"His Name Is George Floyd (Pulitzer Prize Winner): One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Samuels\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eToluse Olorunnipa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2023 PULITZER PRIZE IN NONFICTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE DAYTON LITERARY PEACE PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND \u003ci\u003eLOS ANGELES TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BOOK PRIZE; FINALIST FOR THE J. ANTHONY LUKAS PRIZE; A BCALA 2023 HONOR NONFICTION AWARD WINNER. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA landmark biography by two prizewinning \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e reporters that reveals how systemic racism shaped George Floyd's life and legacy--from his family's roots in the tobacco fields of North Carolina, to ongoing inequality in housing, education, health care, criminal justice, and policing--telling the story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It is a testament to the power of \u003ci\u003eHis Name Is George Floyd\u003c\/i\u003e that the book's most vital moments come not after Floyd's death, but in its intimate, unvarnished and scrupulous account of his life . . . Impressive.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--New York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003e(Editors' Choice)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Since we know George Floyd's death with tragic clarity, we must know Floyd's America--and life--with tragic clarity. Essential for our times.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Ibram X. Kendi, author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be an Antiracist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A much-needed portrait of the life, times, and martyrdom of George Floyd, a chronicle of the racial awakening sparked by his brutal and untimely death, and an essential work of history I hope everyone will read.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Henry Louis Gates, Jr., author of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Black Church: This Is Our Story, This Is Our Song\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe events of that day are now tragically familiar: on May 25, 2020, George Floyd became the latest Black person to die at the hands of the police, murdered outside of a Minneapolis convenience store by white officer Derek Chauvin. The video recording of his death set off the largest protest movement in the history of the United States, awakening millions to the pervasiveness of racial injustice. But long before his face was painted onto countless murals and his name became synonymous with civil rights, Floyd was a father, partner, athlete, and friend who constantly strove for a better life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eHis Name Is George Floyd\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of a beloved figure from Houston's housing projects as he faced the stifling systemic pressures that come with being a Black man in America. Placing his narrative within the context of the country's enduring legacy of institutional racism, this deeply reported account examines Floyd's family roots in slavery and sharecropping, the segregation of his schools, the overpolicing of his community amid a wave of mass incarceration, and the callous disregard toward his struggle with addiction--putting today's inequality into uniquely human terms. Drawing upon hundreds of interviews with Floyd's closest friends and family, his elementary school teachers and varsity coaches, civil rights icons, and those in the highest seats of political power, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa offer a poignant and moving exploration of George Floyd's America, revealing how a man who simply wanted to breathe ended up touching the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Samuels\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e who focuses on stories about politics, policy, and the changing American identity. He co-authored \u003ci\u003eHis Name Is George Floyd\u003c\/i\u003e while he was a national enterprise reporter \u003ci\u003efor The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he worked for nearly twelve years. 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