It was his heartfelt quest for justice and equality, commitment to being a powerful example for his son, and the insatiable call to action he heard—as a man—that compelled Terry Willis to walk 1,000 miles. He was looking for a way to contribute to the national and international protests against racial injustices, sparked by the police killing of George Floyd. According to Willis, he had to do something. So he walked from Huntsville, Alabama to the Minneapolis, Minnesota site of Floyd’s death.
Wanting to underscore the national dimension of police killings, Willis extended his walking route to stop in Louisville, Kentucky and Ferguson, Missouri, cites where Breonna Taylor and Michael Brown were also killed by police.
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