Wash Your Hands / R.I.P. George
A small flyer from the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) reads "Wash Your Hands" in bold red font. The text is surrounded by translations of the sentence in black font in Swahili, German, French, Khmer, Laotian, Oromo, Somali, Hebrew, Vietnamese, Thai, Chinese (Mandarin), Ojibwe, KaRen, Nepali, Korean, Hindi, and Russian.
The flyer at first glance appears to have fallen by mistake, but is now part of the memorial composed by the public in tribute to George Floyd at the intersection that he was murdered at outside of Cup Foods in South Minneapolis. The memorial includes objects such as flowers, stuffed animals, seashells, handmade crafts, handwritten notes, and potted plants.
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Photography by Evy Envgrav
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 13 June 2020
A peace sign made from various materials on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Next to the peace sign is a poster that reads "Say Her Name Breonna Taylor."
<span>The Black Lives Matter Memorial fence was a temporary chainlink fence installed in the area north of Lafayette Park and the White House from June 2, 2020, until January 30, 2021. The fence prevented public access to the area, and it also served as an important site of protest and self-expression. </span><br /><br /><span>Activist Nadine Seiler played a crucial role in protecting and caring for the fence, along with Karen Irwin and other activists in a loosely-formed group informally known as the "Guardians of the Fence." Nadine Seiler and Aliza Leventhal systematically documented the fence over the course of months, and Seiler became the de facto curator of the fence. </span><br /><br /><span>Additional information: </span><br /><br /><span>Library of Congress blog post </span><a href="https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2022/01/protest-preserved-signs-from-d-c-s-black-lives-matter-fence/">"Protest Preserved: Signs from D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence" </a><br /><br /><span>D.C. Public Library </span><a href="https://digdc.dclibrary.org/islandora/object/dcplislandora%3A337948">Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection </a>
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, USA
Memorial to George Floyd
A series of photographs of the George Floyd Square memorial that has been constructed at 38th and Chicago, the location of his death. Objects left in his memory include but are not limited to: flowers; stuffed animals; clothing; protest signs; candles; artwork.
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Photography by Evy Envgrav
UAM-GF_1756
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Memorial for George
A wide-view of Chicago Avenue directly next to Cup Foods shows a variety of memorials to Floyd, including decorated flowerbeds overflowing with thriving plant life, chalk drawings covering the pavement, cut flowers, cardboard signs, and other tributes. To the left of Cup Foods, a large black and white portrait of Floyd by Peyton Scott Russell is mounted on a MetroTransit bus shelter.
The location in which George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department has since been transformed into a memorial. The zone, regarded as "George Floyd Square," is filled with memorial tributes to Floyd. Residents from the neighborhood maintain that the streets remain barricaded off in order to protect the area from traffic.
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Photographer: Evy Envgrav
UAM-GF_1775
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Love + Rage on an Upside Down US Flag
U.S. flag draped, upside down, on plywood where the entrance to the East Precinct usually is. "Love + Rage BLM" is written across the stripes in black spray paint.
Quote in small print sharpie under the word "Rage." The Quote reads "'Do not let anyone quench your fire. Do not let them dismiss your love nor pacify your rage. My Love, DO NOT WATER YOURSELF DOWN.' Charlie Landeros. Murdered by EPD while picking up children from school January 11th 2019."
Displaying a flag upside down is symbolic of great distress in the midst of danger to life or property. In this instance, it may be correct to say that the flag is representing the distress felt by American people as a result of police corruption, brutality, and the murders of so many Black people.
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UAM-GF_1460
1519 12th Ave, Seattle WA 98122
Latimer House Memorial
A small photo memorial affixed to the fence of the Lewis Latimer House Museum, in Flushing, New York. Two objects are photo memorials dedicated to Black Lives Matter, one having many different faces of Black victims of violence. The other is a photo of a memorial, and a photo of a George Floyd mural. Another object are blue carnations affixed to a white fence and crucifix. The last object is a small memorial wreath, with 2 flowers in a jar flanking it, and a small battery powered candle under the wreath. All objects are affixed to the fence with clear tape. This entrance to the museum directly faces the Latimer Gardens Housing Development, and is along the sidewalk. Lewis Latimer was an inventor and poet who was celebrated for his contributions to electric lighting, and his work in the community.
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Photo taken by Jeran Halfpap, releasing into public domain. Halfpap42@gmail.com
UAM-GGF_1433
3441 137th St, Flushing, NY, USA
If Not Now, When? - ACAB - Without That Badge - It's Not A Few Bad Apples, The Orchard Is Rotten
A banner with tan text on black background stating:
"If I'm not for myself,
Then who is?
If I'm only for myself,
Then who am I?
If not me, who?
If not now, when?"
A piece of cardboard with "Black Lives Matter" written in white below it. Handprints, "ACAB," and "It's not a few bad apples, the whole orchard is rotten" are on the wall.
The the left is a yellow arrow made of paper with handwritten "Without that badge U a bitch & a half!!! Fuck the Police."
Side of the East Precinct on the Pine St. Side.
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UAM-GF_1459
1519 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
George Floyd Square's Promise
A large plywood board stands tall at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis. The stylized text on the board reads: "As the city meets our demands for justice, the barricades an be negotiated for removal. If action is not taken by the city to meet our demands for justice, members of the community that live in the George Floyd Square zone are prepared to maintain street barricades and take the protest of 38th Street East & Chicago Avenue South into the heart of every significant neighborhood that is unbothered by the death of George Floyd or the spirit of anti-blackness involved in his death and that of many others."
The location in which George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department has since been transformed into a memorial. The zone, regarded as "George Floyd Square," is filled with memorial tributes to Floyd. Residents from the neighborhood maintain that the streets remain barricaded off in order to protect the area from traffic.
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Photographer: Evy Envgrav
UAM-GF_1773
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
George Floyd Square Community Info
Outside of the Speedway gas station at the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue in South Minneapolis, what was formerly a Metro Transit bus shelter has since been transformed to serve the needs of the George Floyd Square and community. The shelter itself has become a storage area for bins, brooms, and other tools to maintain the cleanliness of the Square. The front of the shelter now holds a mounted community board where individuals can post relevant signage to share information with one another. Immediately in front of the bus shelter, a handmade wooden bench made from reclaimed wood and metal pieces reads in bold lettering "George Floyd Square", allowing visitors to take a seat and reflect as they face the location of Floyd's murder across the street at Cup Foods.
The location in which George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department has since been transformed into a memorial. The zone, regarded as "George Floyd Square," is filled with memorial tributes to Floyd. Residents from the neighborhood maintain that the streets remain barricaded off in order to protect the area from traffic.
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Photographer: Evy Envgrav
UAM-GF_1774
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
George Floyd Matters
George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
A stenciled portrait of George Floyd in blue, accompanied by stenciled text in read reading "Black Lives Matter" and "George Floyd Matters." Attached to an instructional road sign.
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Priya Thoresen
UAM-GF_0836
13th and 31st, Minneapolis, MN, USA