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An unforgettable reading experienceEric Holder

With this powerful and intimate trial diary Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison asks the key question How do we break the wheel of police violence and finally make it stop

The murder of George Floyd sparked global outrage At the center of the conflict and the controversy Keith Ellison grappled with the means of bringing justice for Floyd and his family Now in this riveting account of the Derek Chauvin trial Ellison takes the reader down the path his prosecutors took offering different breakthroughs and revelations for a defining generational moment of racial reckoning and social justice understanding

Each chapter of BREAK THE WHEEL goes spoke to spoke along the wheel of the system as Ellison examines the roles of prosecutors defendants heads of police unions judges activists legislators politicians and media figures each in his attempt to end this chain of violence and replace it with empathy and shared insight

Ellisons analysis of George Floyds life and the rich trial context he provides demonstrates that while it may seem like an unattainable goal lasting change and justice can be achieved