Why Minneapolis was the perfect tinderbox for angry protests after George Floyd's death

🔴 Why Minneapolis was the perfect tinderbox for angry protests after George Floyd's death 👉 Despite its diversity and reputation as one of America's most liveable cities it is also home to wide racial disparities

It took eight minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time Derek Chauvin dug his knee into George Floyd's neck, to kick off a global movement against police brutality.But ask people at the epicentre of the unrest in Minneapolis, where Mr Floyd was killed, and many will tell you the reaction is not so surprising. After all, they have been here before.

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