"Gold-covered" coffin, people in tears / What happened at the funeral of a man of color in the US (PHOTO)

Amid the pain and tears, they mourned the 46-year-old who was barbarically killed by police. Floyd was a victim of racial injustice in the state held as a champion of human rights.

His assassination has set the United States on its feet, where protesters have been gathering for days to demand justice.

George Floyd's lifeless body lay in the gold coffin covered with flowers, and in addition to his portrait, behind the participants' backs was a mural with his face.