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    George Floyd's funeral in photos

    George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice.

  • A procession of vehicles, including three hearses, meant to honor George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, making its way through Boston neighborhoods.
    A procession of vehicles, including three hearses, meant to honor George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, making its way through Boston neighborhoods.
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    AP Photo/Steven Senne
  • Bryan Smart planting American flags along Hillcroft Ave. as he walks toward The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
    Bryan Smart planting American flags along Hillcroft Ave. as he walks toward The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
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  • Texas Southern University police saluting as family and guests arrived for George Floyd's funeral service.
    Texas Southern University police saluting as family and guests arrived for George Floyd's funeral service.
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    AP Photo/Eric Gay
  • Pallbearers bringing the coffin into The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
    Pallbearers bringing the coffin into The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Mourners waiting in line to view the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation Monday at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
    Mourners waiting in line to view the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation Monday at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Athletes from the University of Houston waiting in line to view the casket.
    Athletes from the University of Houston waiting in line to view the casket.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Mourners in Home Depot aprons waiting to view the casket.
    Mourners in Home Depot aprons waiting to view the casket.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Members of the Texas Southern University police department pausing during the funeral service.
    Members of the Texas Southern University police department pausing during the funeral service.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Assistant Chief Sheryl Victorian during the public visitation.
    Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Assistant Chief Sheryl Victorian during the public visitation.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Philonise Floyd, center, being comforted during the funeral service.
    Philonise Floyd, center, being comforted during the funeral service.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, attending the funeral service. Garner was an African-American man who almost six years ago died after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer.
    Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, attending the funeral service. Garner was an African-American man who almost six years ago died after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, attending the funeral service.
    Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, attending the funeral service.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Actor Channing Tatum, left, standing with actor Jamie Foxx during the funeral service.
    Actor Channing Tatum, left, standing with actor Jamie Foxx during the funeral service.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • LaTonya Floyd speaking during the funeral for her brother, George.
    LaTonya Floyd speaking during the funeral for her brother, George.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaking during the funeral.
    Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaking during the funeral.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • LaTonya Floyd, left, receiving a proclamation from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.
    LaTonya Floyd, left, receiving a proclamation from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaking during the funeral for George Floyd. “George Floyd was not expendable. This is why we’re here,” he told the crowd.
    Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaking during the funeral for George Floyd. “George Floyd was not expendable. This is why we’re here,” he told the crowd.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaking during the funeral.
    Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaking during the funeral.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner handing a U.S. flag and a proclamation to Rodney Floyd, left, and Philonise Floyd during the funeral for their brother, George.
    Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner handing a U.S. flag and a proclamation to Rodney Floyd, left, and Philonise Floyd during the funeral for their brother, George.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Mourners watching a video-recorded message by former Vice President Joe Biden. "No child should have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations: Why?" Biden said. "Now is the time for racial justice. That is the answer we must give to our children when they ask why."
    Mourners watching a video-recorded message by former Vice President Joe Biden. "No child should have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations: Why?" Biden said. "Now is the time for racial justice. That is the answer we must give to our children when they ask why."
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Nakitta Foxx singing at the service.
    Nakitta Foxx singing at the service.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Pastor Ralph Douglas West, Sr., speaking.
    Pastor Ralph Douglas West, Sr., speaking.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Senior Pastor Remus Wright speaking.
    Senior Pastor Remus Wright speaking.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • The Rev. William Lawson, pastor emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, of Houston. Lawson, a contemporary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said: "Obviously the first thing we have to do is clean out the White House."
    The Rev. William Lawson, pastor emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, of Houston. Lawson, a contemporary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said: "Obviously the first thing we have to do is clean out the White House."
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • Michael Tolds singing at the service.
    Michael Tolds singing at the service.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • The Rev. Mary White praying during the funeral.
    The Rev. Mary White praying during the funeral.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Pastor Kim Burrell singing, "God Will Take Care of You." 
    Pastor Kim Burrell singing, "God Will Take Care of You." 
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Singer Ne-Yo performing.
    Singer Ne-Yo performing.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Roxie Washington holding Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, as they attended the funeral service.
    Roxie Washington holding Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, as they attended the funeral service.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
  • The Rev. Al Sharpton speaking during the funeral for George Floyd. "The president talks about bringing in the military, but he did not say one word about 8 minutes and 46 seconds of police murder of George Floyd," Sharpton said.
    The Rev. Al Sharpton speaking during the funeral for George Floyd. "The president talks about bringing in the military, but he did not say one word about 8 minutes and 46 seconds of police murder of George Floyd," Sharpton said.
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    Godofredo A. Vásquez/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool
  • Family members standing up and reacting as the Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy.
    Family members standing up and reacting as the Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy.
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    AP Photo/David J. Phillip, Pool
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    George Floyd's funeral in photos

    George Floyd was lovingly remembered Tuesday as a father and brother, athlete and mentor, and now a force for change — at a funeral for the black man whose death has sparked a global reckoning over police brutality and racial prejudice.

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  • George Floyd's funeral in photos
  • A procession of vehicles, including three hearses, meant to honor George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, making its way through Boston neighborhoods.
  • Bryan Smart planting American flags along Hillcroft Ave. as he walks toward The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
  • Texas Southern University police saluting as family and guests arrived for George Floyd's funeral service.
  • Pallbearers bringing the coffin into The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
  • Mourners waiting in line to view the casket of George Floyd during a public visitation Monday at The Fountain of Praise church in Houston.
  • Athletes from the University of Houston waiting in line to view the casket.
  • Mourners in Home Depot aprons waiting to view the casket.
  • Members of the Texas Southern University police department pausing during the funeral service.
  • Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo and Assistant Chief Sheryl Victorian during the public visitation.
  • Philonise Floyd, center, being comforted during the funeral service.
  • Eric Garner's mother, Gwen Carr, attending the funeral service. Garner was an African-American man who almost six years ago died after being put in a chokehold by a New York City police officer.
  • Sybrina Fulton, the mother of Trayvon Martin, attending the funeral service.
  • Actor Channing Tatum, left, standing with actor Jamie Foxx during the funeral service.
  • LaTonya Floyd speaking during the funeral for her brother, George.
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speaking during the funeral.
  • LaTonya Floyd, left, receiving a proclamation from Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas.
  • Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, speaking during the funeral for George Floyd. “George Floyd was not expendable. This is why we’re here,” he told the crowd.
  • Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaking during the funeral.
  • Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner handing a U.S. flag and a proclamation to Rodney Floyd, left, and Philonise Floyd during the funeral for their brother, George.
  • Mourners watching a video-recorded message by former Vice President Joe Biden. "No child should have to ask questions that too many black children have had to ask for generations: Why?" Biden said. "Now is the time for racial justice. That is the answer we must give to our children when they ask why."
  • Nakitta Foxx singing at the service.
  • Pastor Ralph Douglas West, Sr., speaking.
  • Senior Pastor Remus Wright speaking.
  • The Rev. William Lawson, pastor emeritus of Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, of Houston. Lawson, a contemporary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., said: "Obviously the first thing we have to do is clean out the White House."
  • Michael Tolds singing at the service.
  • The Rev. Mary White praying during the funeral.
  • Pastor Kim Burrell singing, "God Will Take Care of You." 
  • Singer Ne-Yo performing.
  • Roxie Washington holding Gianna Floyd, the daughter of George Floyd, as they attended the funeral service.
  • The Rev. Al Sharpton speaking during the funeral for George Floyd. "The president talks about bringing in the military, but he did not say one word about 8 minutes and 46 seconds of police murder of George Floyd," Sharpton said.
  • Family members standing up and reacting as the Rev. Al Sharpton gave the eulogy.