Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 10 October 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
There is a diorama of the white house that is behind a fence and two soldiers on top of it. Underneath the ‘White House’ is a bunker baby and there is a bush next to this figure of a baby. On the base of the diorama reads "2020 Fearless Girls"
There is a sticker on a light post that has four black power fists on it. It is separated into fours by a white cross and it reads “White silence is violence.” Three of the squares are black with a white fist and the bottom left corner is a white square with a larger black fist in it.
There is a small gold statuette of three figures who are Sally Hemmings with one of her children in chains and Thomas Jefferson next to her. The statuette reads “Sally Hemmings, Thomas Jefferson’s slave, bore five of his children. One died, two escaped and two were freed in Jefferson’s will. Sally was never freed.” There is a yellow and pink rose underneath it. Next to this is a purple painted canvas that reads “Black Lives Matter” and it is underlined.
There are four posters that are on plywood, and they have a stylized portrait of Snoop Dogg’s and the posters read “I’m Voting Because I Want To End Police Brutality” or “I’m Voting This Election For The First Time Because I Can’t Stand To See This Punk In Office Another Year.”
There are multiple posters that read “You’re Lucky Black People want Equality not Revenge,” stop Erdogan Stop WAR,” “Jacob Black Is Still Alive [;] His life should NEVER have been in danger,” “#NationinDistress #JacobBlane #NativeLivesMatter #DumpTrump #FuckthePolice #DemilitarizethePolice #Antifa #BLMSolidarity # #NoJusticeNoPeace #KnowJusticeKnowPeace #RulesofEngagement #EscalationofForce Respect our Existence or Expect our Resistance,” “No Justice” [This has caution tape on the poster] “BLM” “Say Their Names,” and “Justice for Breonna.”
There is a cardboard poster that has the black power fist drawn on it and a tapestry that has the image of a church which is the Church of the Redeemer, Presbyterian. This poster reads “Black Lives Matter” “Church of the Redeemer, presbyterian Washington, DC” “A congregation with a civil rights legacy.”
There is a black poster that reads “Say Her Name” and this has many trans women’s names on it who have been a victim to police brutality. Another poster above this reads “Black Lives Matter” “Say Their Names” and has the following names written on it: George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Rekia Boyd, Freddie Gray, Sandra Bland, India Kager, Tamir Rice, Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Philando Castille, and Tarika Wilson.
There is a poster that has a portrait of Hitler on it with blood splatters behind his head and a red “X” crossing out his face. Under his face reads “Stop the War.
There is a cardboard poster that reads “Racism Is Small Dick Energy” underneath this is a black skateboard without wheels, and it reads “Andy Roy” [a professional skateboarder] “Bad Geese” with an image of Woody Woodpecker and it's heavily used.
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.” Afterward, describe the selected images for the entry.
Source: 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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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
My Cries Are 4 Humanity
"My Cries Are 4 Humanity" is spray-painted in black on a brick wall. Above the phrase "We Want Peace We Want Love We Want Justice We Want Equality" is written in black.
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Photographer: Ellie Patronas
UAM-GF_3047
George Floyd Square
Let's Bring The New Day
Black man with rays emerging from his back. "LETS" BRING THE NEW DAY EQUAL TREATMENT AND JUSTICE" in blue.
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Froukje Akkerman
UAM-GF_0994
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
We Want (Peace,Love, Justice & Equality)
Blue text stenciled on the pavement. The text reads: "We want peace. We want love. We want justice. We want equality." The word equality underlined.
on road near the site of George Floyd's murder.
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Photographed by Chioma Uwagwu
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East 38th Street, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Justice // Equality // MLK
A large scale black-and-white portrait of Martin Luther King, Jr. gazing off to the viewer's left. The word "Justice" is written in stylized, fully capitalized font to the viewer's left and the word "Equality" is written in the same style to the viewer's right.
Tristan Eaton (@tristaneaton)
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Artist: Tristan Eaton (@tristaneaton)
Photographer: Impermanent Art (@impermanent_art)
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5000 York Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90042
Same Color Shadow | Bringing Back Bowery
The plywood is left relatively unfinished, with no wash of paint covering the background. A sticker, partially peeled off, is on the leftmost part of the panel and reads repetitively in all capitalized letters, "Remove Your Boards."
With the manipulation of one line, shapes and forms are created to depict a musician wearing a brimmed hat, playing a saxophone. Bold, fully capitalized text to the left of the figure reads: "No One is Above Or Below Thats Why We All Have The Same Color Shadow." The word "Shadow" is written twice, with the earlier iteration scribbled out and rewritten underneath. The artist's signature, "By Sir Shadow. Com" is written at the figure's feet.
SirShadow
Posted by @Bringing_Back_Bowery on Instagram. Caption: "From @sirshadowonelineart at 308/310 Bowery "No one is above or below That's why we all have the same color shadow."
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Artist: SirShadow
Image: @Bringing_Back_Bowery on Instagram
308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012
Power to the People
Third Avenue Market is boarded up with plywood, with a painted mural by Twin Cities artist Simone Alexa. The mural features three people of color with raised fists, and the person at center holds a sign that says "Power & Equality." The depicted are set amongst a background of stylized waves in gray and white. Written on the outside border is "Power to the People."
Simone Alexa
Third Avenue Market
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University Rebuilds
UAM-GF_0668
1905 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Together We Soar
"Together We Soar" is written in a pink banner. The banner and five white birds seem to be flying out of a phonograph that says "equality" on it.
D.C. Ice (artist)
Also documented by Froukje Akkerman on 2020-06-15.
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D.C. Ice (artist)
Annie Vitale (photographer): annenvitale@gmail.com
UAM-GF_0648
2906 Hennepin Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA
I Want Equality
Sticker displaying a young Black person holding a sign that says 'DON'T NEED YOUR CHARITY I WANT EQUALITY".
@theCitizenRaja
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Creator: @theCitizenRaja
Photographer: Emily Magyar
UAM-GF_2162
1462 N Milwaukee, Ave., Chicago, Illinois, USA
SOS- Same Old Shit
A Black soldier sits in the center of this mural behind a grey wash, his gaze penetrating the viewer. He wears a camo helmet with text saying, “war is hell.” The mural is split into two different times, 1970 (on the left) and 2020 (on the right). Red and green tubes flow from the man to different societal and political issues within each time period on their respective sides of the mural. On the left 1970’s side, grey washed text boxes read “end the war in Vietnam,” “equal equality,” and “civil rights.” The artist’s handles @sjk_171 and @mike_171 are also present. On the right 2020’s side, grey washed text boxes read “black lives matter,” “vote,” and “do the right thing.” The artist’s signatures “SJK 171” and “Mike 171” are present. The text uniting the two sides sit above and below the solider. The top text reads “S.O.S” and underneath “same old shit.” The bottom text reads “common-unity” and underneath “New York City.” This mural is a collaborative piece between two artists commenting on the similar political and societal issues black individuals face in American present and past.
This mural was created as part of the project Shared Freedom Protest Art 2020 which took place in the East Village section of Manhattan from September 13th- November 3rd.
@sjk_171 and @mike_171
Kurt Boone Street Art Plywood Photo Collection
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First Street Green Park 33 East 1st Street NY NY