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Opinion: George Floyd is the founding father we need
George Floyd portrait
A runner runs past a portrait of George Floyd, left, and Breonna Taylor, rear, on Tuesday, June 9. 2020, that were painted last weekend by a group of two dozen Pittsburgh artists along the Three Rivers Heritage trail along the Allegheny River in downtown Pittsburgh. - photo by Associated Press
A slaveowner in Virginia famed for his savagery towards the humans he kept in bondage decided, after many meetings with his co-conspirators, to rebel against the laws of his government. He stole government weapons and eventually killed many of the troops he once fought with.