Buildings across East Anglia lit up purple in memory of George Floyd
Buildings across East Anglia were lit up purple on Tuesday night in memory of George Floyd.
Norwich City Hall was among the landmarks bathed in purple light as a tribute to black man Mr Floyd who died after a white police officer knelt on his neck in the American city of Minneapolis last week.
The colour purple was chosen because it is the colour which has become "synonymous with the struggle against oppression”, Rokhsana Fiaz, the mayor of Newham in London, said.
The illuminations were also a show of support for anti-racism protestors across the world.
In addition to the display in Norwich, Cambridge's Guildhall also shone purple - as did the council civic offices in Milton Keynes and Stevenage's clock tower.
Ipswich's ten-year-old drumming sensation Nandi Bushell has also backed the Black Lives Matter campaign.
She has released a cover of Guerrilla Radio by Rage Against the Machine on her YouTube channel.
People across the UK will "take the knee" at 6pm on Wednesday evening as another show of solidarity.
The gesture was inspired by NFL player Colin Kaepernick who famously knelt during the American national anthem before a match in 2016.
It was also repeated by Borussia Mönchengladbach footballer Marcus Thuram after he scored in the Bundesliga last weekend.
The socially-distanced protest has been organised by the 'Stand Up tp Racism' group and will take places in cities across the country - including Cambridge.