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George Floyd Memorial Hologram Brings New Light to Richmond, Va.’s Monument Avenue

Hundreds of people gathered at the Robert E. Lee statue on Monument Avenue last week to hear the family of George Floyd and their attorney Benjamin Crump speak and to witness the unveiling of a new hologram in tribute to Floyd.

Source: The Washington Informer

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