See, much earlier(1998): The King Holiday and Its Meaning by Sam Francis
George Floyd died on Memorial Day 2020.
Granted, George Floyd did not, technically, die fighting in the nation’s armed forces in some half-forgotten war. But, in a higher sense, did he not die fighting in the New America’s greatest and most long-running war: against racism, against white supremacy, against statistical disparities in racial performance, against hair-touching?