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Title
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Black Lives Matter Street Murals
Description
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This collection contains text reading "Black Lives Matter" as well as variations on this, painted directly on pavement in public streets
Still Image
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Kevon Gainer, Randall Leach, Aliyah Bonnette, Asha Taylor, Brianna Hemby, Brittany Hemby, Cameron Johnson, Deborah Sheppard, Jacinda Aytch, Jasmine Hemby, Jeremy Richardson, Jermaine McNair, Kevin Gonzalez, Kidd Graves, Luis Federico, Maria Young, Marlon Westray, Megan Ellison, Nataly Monter, Paula Jordan-Mayo, Rakia Jackson, Raymond Henderson, Steph Alexander, and Teriarrio Faulk
Title
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Unite Against Racism Street Mural, Greenville, NC
Coverage
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35.615329, -77.372207
Description
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"Unite Against Racism" is painted on the pavement. Each letter on the mural has its own theme with words like ‘Power to the People’ and ‘Black Votes Matter’ painted inside.
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<p><span>This street mural is in Greenville, North Carolina, and was created on December 13</span><span>th</span><span>, 2020, after months of planning. It says “Unite Against Racism” in large capital letters across West First Street, next to the Town Common Park. Each letter is a different color and contains different images. According to Professor Alice Arnold who was interviewed after viewing the artwork, “Inside each letter are messages. Sometimes words and sometimes images… Very beautiful and very well crafted. The messages are really clear”. Examples of phrases inside the letters are “Power to the People” and “Black Votes Matter”. The mural is two traffic lanes tall. The street was closed for 24 hours after the mural was completed to allow the public to safely view it. Cars were able to drive over the mural after that period. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>This mural was sanctioned. The idea for the mural was brought to the city council in June but wasn’t approved until November 9</span><span>th</span><span>. Originally, the artists wanted the mural to say, “Black Lives Do Matter”, but the council approved “Unite Against Racism” instead. This mural was created by 24 different artists and volunteers. Local high school art teacher Randall Leach was one of the leaders of the project. He says “This is not the end. It’s not the end. This is what we can do now. We need to come to the table and have conversations to discuss what we can do to make this place better for all people”. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>This mural was paved over starting on April 12, </span><span>2021. This construction was planned prior to the creation of the mural. A city council member said that this mural is only temporary, much like other murals across the state and country similar to this one. Although this mural may have been temporary, it had a large impact on the community. </span><span> </span></p>
<p><span>Sources:</span><span> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.witn.com/2020/12/19/unite-against-racism-mural-in-greenville-ready-for-viewing/"><span>https://www.witn.com/2020/12/19/unite-against-racism-mural-in-greenville-ready-for-viewing/</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/unite-against-racism-mural-in-uptown-greenville/"><span>https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/unite-against-racism-mural-in-uptown-greenville/</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://greenvillenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1694/66"><span>https://greenvillenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1694/66</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article247095722.html"><span>https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article247095722.html</span></a><span> </span></p>
<p><a href="http://www.piratemedia1.com/theeastcarolinian/article_e6aa9be4-9b92-11eb-82f9-7b392cb2abda.html"><span>http://www.piratemedia1.com/theeastcarolinian/article_e6aa9be4-9b92-11eb-82f9-7b392cb2abda.html</span></a><span> </span></p>
Researched by the Urban Art Mapping Team<br /><br />Image <a href="https://wcti12.com/resources/media/f2891510-fd99-40cc-ae27-9348dc7ab2af-jumbo16x9_uniteagainstracism.jpg?1608152915284">URL</a><br /><br />News Coverage by <a href="https://www.witn.com/2020/12/19/unite-against-racism-mural-in-greenville-ready-for-viewing/">WITN</a>, <a href="https://www.wnct.com/local-news/greenville/unite-against-racism-mural-in-uptown-greenville/">WNCT</a>, <a href="https://greenvillenc.gov/Home/Components/News/News/1694/66">Greenville North Carolina</a>, and <a href="https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article247095722.html">The News Observer</a>
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Artists: Kevon Gainer, Randall Leach, Aliyah Bonnette, Asha Taylor, Brianna Hemby, Brittany Hemby, Cameron Johnson, Deborah Sheppard, Jacinda Aytch, Jasmine Hemby, Jeremy Richardson, Jermaine McNair, Kevin Gonzalez, Kidd Graves, Luis Federico, Maria Young, Marlon Westray, Megan Ellison, Nataly Monter, Paula Jordan-Mayo, Rakia Jackson, Raymond Henderson, Steph Alexander, and Teriarrio Faulk
Photographer: City of Greenville
Publisher
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Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Date
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2020-12-13
Contributor
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LA
Spatial Coverage
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Located on West First Street near the Town Common park
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<span>Stephen Larrick, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-5U-UDOFnsPdi0lu3mKNCbcySoD5LXcPOU6is5_8KD4/edit#gid=0">Black Lives Matter Street Mural Census</a>
Identifier
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UAM-GF_3521
BLM
December 2020
Greenville
North Carolina
Public Street
racism
sanctioned
Street Murals
United States