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  Black Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLM Memorial FenceJune 2020protest fence...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 09 June 2020

  Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
  
  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.
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  Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLMJuly 2020...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 22 July 2020

  Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
  
  One of the signs informs readers to know their rights. It reads:
  
  1. Freedom of expression and amnesty
  2. Protection of the right to freedom of assembly
  3. Freedom from excessive use of force
  4. Right to medical assistance
  5. Freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention
  6. Right to complain
  
  Other signs read "Use Your White Privilege For Good Demand Justice!!!," "Injustice anywhere Is a THREAT to Justice Every Where," and "If All Lives Matter... Then Why Are We Here?" 
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  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 23 July 2020

  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 "Weep With Those Who Weep," "End Racist America," "We Matter," and "ampliFy black voices encoUrage blaCK role-models proTect black cHildren rEspect black oPinions exOnerate bLack prIsoners..." 
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  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 24 July 2020

  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 on the fence read "#SAYHERNAME" and "REST IN POWER." Other signs read "Fuck Racism" and "Justice for Queen Breonna."  
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  Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLMJuly 2020...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 27 July 2020

  Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
  
  One sign on the fence reads "We Stand United 4 Justice Black Lives Matter." Two of the signs on the fence depict the Black Power fist. Near the Black Power fist signs is another sign with four handprints. 
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  Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLMJuly 2020...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 28 July 2020

  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 "Imprison Crooked Cops," "End Qualified Immunity," "Demand Justice," and "Wake Up America." One of the signs has multiple phrases targeted toward Donald J Trump such as "Trump Is A Racist Lump," "Trump Is No Forest Gump," "Trump As A Bump On A Rump," and "Tactless Reviled Uncouth Miserable Panderer."
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  Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLMJuly 2020...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 29 July 2020

  Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
  
  One of the signs reads "POTUS STOP ABUSING US! LIKE YOUR DAD ABUSED YOU! GET THERAPY! AND STOP TWITTERING YOUR LIFE AWAY!"
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  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 30 July 2020

  Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
  
  
  One of the signs is dedicated to civil rights activist John Lewis. It reads "John Lewis We Love You." Another sign reads "See the world through human lens. White is a construct. WE ARE HUMAN BEFORE RACE SKIN COLOR."
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  Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLMJuly 2020...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 31 July 2020

  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 "IF YOU'RE NOT OUTRAGED UR NOT PAYING ATTENTION," "Color Is Not A Crime," "What Can I Do? Donate, act, and VOTE," and "Tell Congress to protect Black voters."
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  August 2020Black Lives MatterBlack Lives Matter Memorial FenceBLM...2 more

  Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 1 August 2020

  Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
  
  One of the paper signs on the fence reads "In 1916, Racist President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order designating 'The Star Spangled Banner' as the national anthem. In 1931, the US Congress confirmed the decision. Here is half the 3rd verse as written by racist slave owner, Francis Scott Kelly, about the regiment of slaves freed by the English, called the Colonial Marines. 'No refuge could save the hireling and slave, From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave, And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.'"