On a day when a convicted felon has been sworn in as the 47th president of the United States - I listened to this biography of George Floyd. The authors give us George Floyd, his youth in Houston, his success as a high school athlete, his challenges with addiction as a young man, his move to Minneapolis to make changes, and overall - his faith in God. We learn of his grandfather’s struggles as an African American landowner in the late 1800’s - who lost his land over an unpaid tax bill - leading the family back to sharecropping - the racism that George grew up with, and continued to live with every day of his life. 
We learn of Derek Chauvin’s family background, his early days on the police force where he was reprimanded for using excessive force. 
They give us George’s last day of life, and the lasting legacy that has come from his murder.