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George Floyd’s murder under the knee of police officer Derek Chauvin was captured in a video on May 25, 2020, sparking perhaps the largest protest movement in U.S. history.

A year later, this series asks: What changed, and what comes next? nyti.ms/34891i8

“Accountability for Floyd’s murder is not justice. If we cannot stop the killings of unarmed Black people before they happen, then any collective affirmation of Black life rings hollow,” write @RevDrBarber and @wilsonhartgrove. nyti.ms/3yv8wfY

“After Mr. Floyd’s death, Republicans reported much stronger support for Black Lives Matter than they had earlier in 2020,” write @pikachudy and @hakeemjefferson. “But perhaps even more striking is its rapid decline.” nyti.ms/3oMcAE3

The “qualified immunity” doctrine created by the courts has developed into an impenetrable barrier to relief for many victims of police brutality, writes the editorial board. nytimes.com/2021/05/22/opi…

“This past year wasn’t a win,” @deray told @talmonsmith.“There were important narrative shifts and symbolic shifts. The police also killed more people in 2020 than in every year we have data except for 2018.” nytimes.com/2021/05/22/opi…

“The history of Black rebellion across regions and decades demonstrates a fundamental reality: police violence precipitates community violence,” writes the historian @elizabhinton. nyti.ms/3oJIJvV

“May 25 could become a day of public mourning, understood not just as a space for sharing grief about the present world but also sharing aspirations for a world that Americans could build together,” writes David W. McIvor, author of “Mourning in America.” nytimes.com/2021/05/21/opi…

In a focus group of conservative voters, one said, “I think it’s fair to say that most white people think we’ve gone farther than we actually have. And most Black people think we haven’t gone as far as we actually have.” nytimes.com/2021/05/21/opi…

It's easy for liberal, affluent whites to point fingers at racism in policing and feel virtuous, @NickKristof writes, but in areas such as educational inequality they are part of the problem. nyti.ms/3fEOhUh

“To live in America is to live in a perpetual state of gaslighting. The world — white people — are waking up to the fact that Black people aren’t lying, that we are, in fact, under siege,” writes Darnelle D. Casimir, a 27-year-old from Long Island. nytimes.com/2021/05/21/opi…

“We’ve learned to organize and protest effectively; now we need to build political power, which can be much harder,” write the activists @iKaylaReed and @BlakeStrode1. nytimes.com/2021/05/22/opi…

"Last summer, we heard the outcry of Americans of all races and backgrounds demanding justice, and the pain and trauma of the last 400 years was palpable. So where do we go?” asks @LevarStoney, the mayor of Richmond, Va. nyti.ms/2Sm4w0Q

These articles are part of special Sunday Review section dedicated to exploring America, one year after George Floyd’s death. We hope you’ll take some time to read them. nytimes.com/2021/05/21/opi…