Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 16 August 2020
<span>Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.<br /><br />Some of the signs read "Destiny," "Divest in the Police Invest in Black Communities," and "Black Lives Matter."</span>
<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>
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, DC, USA
Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Lithonia, GA
"Black Lives Matter" is painted on the pavement in white.
Douglas Thompkins
News Coverage by <a href="http://thechampionnewspaper.com/news/local/lithonia-community-paints-black-lives-matter-on-main-street/">The Champion</a> and <a href="https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/lithonia-to-paint-black-lives-matter-on-main-street-this-weekend/5KG2R7WWZVF5PMMCRWHC4LCLFA/">The Atlanta Journal Constitution </a><br /><br />Facebook post by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/qbfilmsllc/photos/2484734381818523">QB Films LLC</a>
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Artist: Douglas Thompkins
Photographer: QB Films LLC
33.711808, -84.106351
Stop White Supremacy Traffic Sign
On a stop sign, a white piece of paper underneath the word stop makes the entire sign say in all caps, "STOP WHITE SUPREMACY".
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Photographer: @thedustyrebel
UAM-GF_1866
Lower East Side, NYC, New York, USA
FUCK 12/WE ARE COMING
Gray aerosol tag on side of restroom building. Tag reads, "FUCK 12" with "WE ARE COMING . . ." and "... A.T.P" below.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photograph by Anita Chikkatur
UAM-GF_1400
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN
Anarchy = Freedom
Black aerosol tag on sidewalk reading, "Anarchy = Freedom."
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Anita Chikkatur
UAM-GF_1399
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN
Fuck 12/Resist
Black aerosol tag on sidewalk reading "Fuck 12" and "Resist."
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Anita Chikkatur
UAM-GF_1398
Powderhorn Park, Minneapolis, MN