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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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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https://www.npr.org/2021/10/02/1041543414/she-guarded-the-black-lives-matter-memorial-now-shes-working-to-protect-its-art
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Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Some of the signs read "Cops Are The Klan!," "Fuck Racism," "All Cops Are Bastards," "Blue Lies Matter," "#TakeAKnee," "Black Lives Matter," and "Being Black In America Is Exhausting. Y'all Want Us To Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice And Be Quiet." ]]>
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.
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.
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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Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Some of the laminated signs on the fence read "I Think It's A Terrible Shame That Politics Has Become Show Business" and "1984 Was Not Supposed To Be An Instructional Manual." On the ground next to the fence, there are signs that read "Why Do We Have to Fight for Basic Dignity? We Need More Human Decency" and "Reclaim What it Means to be American. Know Your Values."]]>
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.
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.
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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One of the signs depicts Milburn Pennybages, the mascot of the Monopoly board game, holding a white police officer with his proper right hand and a batton in his proper left hand. Around the image "Black Lives Matter," "R.I.P George Floyd Breonna Taylor Atatiana Jefferson Freddie Gray," and "You Kill Go Str8 2 Jail!" The artist of this drawing is Marc Money.]]>
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.
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.
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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Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Some of the signs read "Silence Is Violence," "No Justice No Peace," "Protect Black Lives," "Defund The Police," "AmeriKKKa," and "Black Trans Lives Matter."]]>
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.
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.
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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Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Some of the signs read "Power 2 The People Black Lives Matter" and "Black Lives Matter." In the second image, a fabric sign depicts wear. The image of Donald J. Trump on the sign is torn.]]>
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.
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.
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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Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Some of the signs read "Say Their Names," "#JusticeforGeorgeFloyd," "Black Lives Matter," and "DAMF."]]>
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.
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.
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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