Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 10 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Multiple posters read “GTFO” “Pack Your Bags!” “Black Lives Matter” “Respect Indigenous Rights” “Divest From Corporate [illegible]-colonies” “Protect Black Womxn” “You’re Fired” “Dump Trump" “#BLACKVotersMatter #BlackVOTERSMatter#BlackVotersMATTER” (which are colored in gold, white and red respectively) “Jesus Wasn’t White” “Justice for DeonKay” Super CALLOUS Fragile Racist Sexist FORMER Potus! Bye Don” “We Need Justice” “Welcome Joe and Kamala Biden 2020” “’All Lives Can’t Matter Until Black Lives Matter.” There is a poster that reads “Black Lives Matter” and it is over an image of the American flag.
There is an image from a TV show that shows an actor speaking which reads “And that’s when I said, ‘No, Mr. Trump You’re fired!’”
A poster reads “’Raise A Glass To Freedom Something They Can Never Take Away.’” There are two champagne glasses drawn on the poster and the words “Freedom” and “Never Take Away” are highlighted in red with the rest of the statement written in blue.
There is a list of names of victims of police brutality on cardboard and reads “Say Their Names [;] Deborah Danner 1950 – 2016 Tamir Rice 2002 – 2014 Pearlie Golden 1921 – 2014 George Floyd 1974 – 2020 Sandra Bland 1987 – 2015 Freddie Gray 1989 – 2015 Kathryn Johnston 1914 – 2006 Sean Bell 1983 – 2006 Rekia Boyd 1989 – 2012 Stephon Clark 1995 – 2018”
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”
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 20 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 small cardboard cutout of Donald Trump that reads “Family Separator #tinytrump.” There is a pink sticker that has the black power fist at the top and flowers surround it. There are two hands below it and they are holding up two weight scales that have a gavel and a dove in them. This sticker reads “No Justice No Peace No Racist Police” This sticker was created by @citizenruthbrand.
There is a view from the ground that shows the fence and people walking on the sidewalk and protesting in the street. On the ground is a line of papers that are black and white printed photos of photos. They read “The Doors are Closing on Evil. White Supremacy is Terrorism” “The Moral Finder of This Country is Torn to Shreds” “Trump’s Life is a Waste of Matter” Trumps a Liar” and the rest are unable to be read properly.
Another shot of the fence shows two flags that are standing up against the fence and one is a black flag that has “Trump” on it with a black circle background that has a red circle with a line going through it. The second black flag next to it is folded over and has “Trump” on it with the communist sickle and hammer replacing the “U” and has a red circle with a line going through it.
There are many posters that reads “Trump Digs His Own Grave” “Trump Lies All The Time” “Trump is Guilty” “Arrest Trump” “None of this is Normal Stop the Gaslighting” “ACAB” “Stop ICE!” “Stop Murdering Black People” “Don’t Force Your Dick on U.S.a [sic]” “Outbreak? Crime Scene? Or Both? Vote Them Out” “Save Our Kids” “votethem out! VoteThem Out!! VOTETHEM OUT!!!” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Silence is Betrayal” “Yeah The Black Guy Did It” “State of Injustice” “My Body is NOT A Political Playground” “America has had 400 years to make it RIGHT BLM” “Loser” and “Tool of Russia Under Master Putin [-] Threatening Rotten Unscrupulous Murderous Pandemic-Panderer” “No Barrett No Trump No KKK No Fascist USA Fuck Your White Supremacy” “State of Obstruction” “The Trump Hotel is a Crime Scene” “The Trump Hotel is a Breeding Ground of Corruption” “We can’t repeal out pre-existing conditions” “KKK in Blue” “Justice for those Killed” “Black Lives Matter.” And a poster that is on black cardboard with “BLM” that was spraypainted on with yellow spray paint.
A black poster with pink cursive handwriting reads “fuck Trump” and has hearts drawn around it. Another poster that has the silhouette of the Grim Reaper on a yellow background with Mitch McConnell’s face on it reads “Moral Monday Caravan on McConnell” and “STOP McConnell’s Meanness, Mayhem & Misery Pass a Full & Just Stimulus Package!” Another black poster has different colored words and reads “Fuck You GOP!” “Gray Old Peckers.”
There is a black poster that reads “The Silent Unknown” which seems to be a poem and has an image of someone in red with their hands up and head down.
There are multiple pictures of those who lost their lives to police brutality and they have “Rest in Power” or “#SayHerName” and some of them have the victims' names on them. The legible names are “Pamela Turner May 13, 2019” “Bryan Overstreet April 2015” “Cory Levert Tanner Aug 13, 2014” “Zikarious Flint March 30, 2014” “Kiorte Spencer Februrary 26, 20[..]” and “Mathew Ajibade Jan 1, 2015”.
There is a cardboard poster of the Monopoly man who is holding a police officer and it reads “Black Lives Matter R.I.P. George Floyd Breonna Taylor Atatiana Jefferson Freddie Gray” it further has “marcmoneyart.com” and “@marcmoneyart”.
A cardboard poster that has black silhouettes of protesters holding names of people who have been killed by police brutality (Sandra Bland, Breonna Taylor, Freddie Gray, Tony McDade, D’Quan Young, and George Floyd) reads “All I wanna say is that they don’t really care about us.”
A poster that reads “Justice for Queen Breonna” has a portrait of Breonna Taylor with a crown on and there is a painted portrait of Trayvon Martin that reads “Trayvon.”
There is a painted portrait of Vanessa Guillén with the Mexican flag behind her (green, white, and red) that reads “Not one more.”
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”
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 13 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 close up shot of a wet cardboard poster that reads “There’s no such thing as neutral education. It is a tool of conformity or freedom. - Paulo Freire”
There is a white board that reads “Donald Trump is a white SPREMACIST” and surrounding the board are photographs of victims to police brutality and they read “Rest in Power”. Some of the victims are Michael Ealy, Henry Lee Sr., Demarcus Semer, and Malik Williams.
A poster reads “Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk”.
There is a flag that has the trans flag on it, which is blue, pink and white and it reads “Black Trans Lives Matter.” On the ground is a poster that has the word “Bigotry” written over and over on it and then a large red ‘stamp’ that reads “IMPEACH”over the words. Next to this is a cardboard poster that reads “Do the Right Thing!” and has the black power fist taped on the cardboard poster. Another cardboard poster reads “The BIGGEST Gang in Every City is the Police [;] #ORGANIZEORDIE [;] Black Power Matters [;] Fuck 12.” Then another poster reads “David ‘BBQ Man’ McAtee, 53 YO Louisville, KY Chef Community Pillar Killed by the same police he’s fed for free June 1st, 2020.”
There are posters that reads “Destiny” “DAMF” “Blue Lies Matter” “Black Lives Matter”
Stickers are on an old tow away poster and the stickers reads ‘Fuck Trump #MakeAmericaGreatAgain” and it looks like a campaign poster. Another sticker reads “DIRTS Win” with “Dirts” in a blue text and “win” on top of the text. There is a sticker that has a silhouette of Trump’s head and under it reads “Injustice” on an orange background.
There is a cardboard poster of the monopoly man that is holding a police officer and it reads “Black Lives Matter R.I.P. George Floyd Breonna Taylor Atatiana Jefferson Freddie Gray” it further has “marcmoneyart.com” and “@marcmoneyart”.
There is a painted portraited of Trayvon Martin that reads “Trayvon.”
There is a painted portrait of Vanessa Guillén with the Mexican flag behind her (green, white, and red) that reads “Not one more.” Another poster reads “Silence is Betrayal”, “fuck racism”
There is an orange hazard cone in from of the fence next to a poster that reads “FREEdom is not FREE, except for those Tax Cheats who are…FREEly allowed to not pay taxes!!! They still [illegible] public services that are paid by TAX PAYER funds. These Billionaires are the TOP of the ENTITLEMENT CLASS.”
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”
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
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”
Urban Art Mapping
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Photographer: Aliza Leventhal
H Street NW and 16th Street NW, Washington, D.C., USA
Disconnect
A large 6 part plywood mural has been painted white. "Disconnect" has been painted in bubble letters on the left 3 panels. Surrounding this lettering, various symbols appear such as a TV with the word "lies" painted in the center, a needle, a virus graphic, a Wall Street Sign, a bullet, a money sign, a fire, a phone, a fist, a heart with "Taylor" painted inside, a sunset or sunrise, a pencil, music notes, a receipt for 2020, and text reading "educate our youth." Within these symbols the names of those murdered by police are painted in red. These include "Grant," "Castile," "Floyd," "Brown," "Rice," "Gray," "Garner," "Martin," and "Bland." The far right panel shows blue and white painted lettering spelling "Respect" with various symbols painted under it. The panel next to this is painted with swirls of multi colored psychedelic swirls. The center panel shows an orange figure and a ringed planet. It appears that multiple artists participated in this large mural.
Slick Nick, Others
Seward Pharmacy
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2652
2209 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Disconnect
Two murals on plywood boards. The left has abstract images and designs surrounding the word "Respect." "You are Loved" is painted to the right of this. A second mural to the right says "Disconnect" in large letters. It is surrounded by various images that provide a summary of 2020 (as noted by the bottom left of the mural showing an image of a receipt that reads "Receipt for 2020."), including a vaccine needle, a pencil, musical notes, fire, the Wall Street sign, a virus, a TV, a phone, and a raised fist. Names of Black people murdered by police surround the images: Grant, Castile, Floyd, Brown, Rice, Taylor, Garner, Martin, Bland, and Gray. A tag reads Slick Nick in the right corner.
Slick Nick and others
Seward Pharmacy
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Creator: Slick Nick
Photographer: Heather Shirey
UAM-GF_2462
2215 E Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Say Their Names
Painted on the street along Chicago Avenue, near the site of George Floyd's murder. This work consists of the names of other BIPOC who were killed by the police. The names are painted in simple block letters in a variety of colors. Names include:
George Floyd; Jamar Clark; Philando Castile; Tamir Rice; Eric Garner; Sandra Bland; Ahmaud Arbery; Breonna Taylor; Alton Sterling; Freddie Gray; Ralph Bell; Michael Brown; Laquan McDonald; Brian Quinones, Walter Scott; Trayvon Martin; John Crawford III; Steven Demarco Taylor; Terrance Franklin; Stephon Clark; Antwon Rose; Sean Reed; Ariane McCree; Darius Tarver; Devon Bailey; Larry Jackson Jr.; Nekeya Moody; Alfred Abuka Sanders; Phue Lee; Cordale Handy; Phil Quinn; Ezell Ford; Dante Parker; Tycel Nelson; George Mann; Akai Gurley; Michelle Cusseaux; Tanisha Anderson; Rumain Brisbbon; Matthew Ajibade; Isak AAden; Fong Lee; Jerame Reid; Frank Smart; Natasha McKenna; Anthony Hill; David McAAtee
Mari Hernandez
Lianna Matt McLernon, <a href="https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/lifestyle/people/this-minneapolis-street-is-a-growing-list-of-people-killed-by-police/">"This Minneapolis Street is a Growing List of People Killed by Police,"</a> <em>Minnesota Monthly</em>, June 8, 2020.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Mari Hernandez, artist
Lisa Keith, photographer
UAM-GF_1718
Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May Their Memories Be A Blessing | Bringing Back Bowery
On a foundation of light blue and pink paint, layers upon layers of vivid colors emerge. Black, blue, yellow, and pink crosses layer over red and green circles and dark yellow Xs to build a bold foundation for the focal point of the image to stand out. 13 bold white crosses are the top layer of the piece, each reading the name of a Black person murdered by the police and their age at their death.
The crosses read, from left to right, as follows:
George Floyd, 46
Breonna Taylor, 26
Eric Garner, 43
Trayvon Martin, 17
Riah Milton, 25
Michael Brown, 28 (correct age is 18)
Sandra Bland, 28
Elijah McClain, 23
Tamir Rice, 12
Philando Castile, 32
Freddie Gray, 25
Oscar Grant III, 22
Emmett Till, 14
In the upper leftmost corner of the work, in pink lettering almost indiscernible against the layers of paint that make up the background, the fully capitalized text reads: "May their memories be a blessing."
Robert Blodgett
Posted by @Bringing_Back_Bowery on Instagram. Caption: "Mural by @liza_and_the_clouds at @2coopersquare."
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Artist: Robert Blodgett
Image: @Bringing_Back_Bowery on Instagram
2 Cooper Sq, New York, NY 10003
Red "No Justice No Peace" and "BLM STAY STRONG"
Red spray-painted messages on plywood covered storefront windows. Messages include "No Justice, No Peace", "Justice for George", "Say His Name", and BLM Stay Strong". Three purple hearts are also on the boards.
Black Bird Cafe
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Froukje Akkerman
Minnesota
UAM-GF_0380
3800 Nicollet Ave.
Black Power Fist - Justice For....
Two panels on one wall. One panel depicts a raised fist. The second panel depicts a figure show in silhouette, first raised in a gesture of power. Text lists the names of POC killed by the police or white vigilante injustice, including George Floyd, Tamar Rice, Philandro Castille, Breona Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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MN
UAM-GF_0161
Main Street and 3rd Avenue SE