On May 7, 2020, after months of public outcry, Gregory McMichael and Travis McMichael were finally charged for the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, a 25-year-old unarmed Black man jogging near Brunswick, Georgia. Cell phone footage showing Arbery being chased and shot had gone viral, sparking national outrage over racial profiling and vigilante violence. The delayed arrest fueled protests and renewed calls for justice system reform. Arbery’s death, and the events surrounding it, became a catalyst for the summer 2020 racial justice protests, linking his name to those of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor in a broader fight for equality.
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