His Name Is George Floyd

A landmark biography by two prizewinning Washington Post 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 singular story of how one man's tragic experience brought about a global movement for change. Robert Samuels is a national political enterprise reporter for the Washington Post who focuses on the intersection of politics, policy and people.