In these images, some signs focus on text and were created using marker on white or neon posterboard or cardboard. A portrait of Breonna Taylor hangs near the top of the fence. There are mylar balloons with the numbers "27" to commemorate Taylor's birthday, which would have been four days before this photograph was taken. There are also pieces of cloth and small crosses with names on them attached to the fence. ]]>
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 systematicallly documented the fence over the course of months, and Seiler became the de facto curator of the fence. 

Additional information: 

Library of Congress blog post "Protest Preserved: Signs from D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence" 

D.C. Public Library Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection ]]>
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The White House and Washington Monument are visible in the background. ]]>
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The zone included the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence within its limits. DC police removed tents and barriers marking the boundaries of the zone on or around June 23rd, 2020. Protestors continued to declare the area autonomous and marked it with the letters "BHAZ."

This representation of the Black House Autonomous Zone consists of house-like structures placed in a large circle. The structures appear to be made of stone. ]]>
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Protest signs attached to the temporary chainlink metal fence surrounding Lafayette Park north of the White House in Washington, DC. November 20th, two weeks from the Saturday Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 election.]]>
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Protest sign attached to the temporary chain metal fence surrounding Lafayette Park in front of the White House in Washington, DC. November 20th, two weeks from the Saturday Joe Biden was declared winner of the 2020 election. ]]>
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Messages read "Racism is a pandemic too," and "Can't trust a kneeling cop either," and more.

The walkway—a block long and built by the city to protect pedestrians from building construction—created a temporary art gallery and provided more protection (it was covered by scaffolding) for the artwork than the fence surrounding Lafayette Park which was exposed to the changing weather.]]>
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