Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 31 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 spray painted fist that reads "JUSTICE" on the side of the hand. A poster that reads "EVERYBODY OUT! Whether Trump tries to steal the election or Biden wins and tries to continue Trump's policies, we can get out in the streets together and stop them. Everybody out! For resources, tactics, and updates: cwc.im/EverybodyOut" It has an image of the US Capital upside down with people falling from it onto the street of Washington D.C. that show protestors holding a sign that reads "THEY ALL MUST GO".
There is a horizontal shot of a part of the fence with multiple posters and in front of it is a headshot of Trump that has a Hitler mustache drawn on and a poster underneath which reads " Black, Trans, Woman's, Queer, Disabled Lives Matter! White silence is violence! The top of the poster reads All Black Lives Matter.
There are multiple posters that read “No Justice No Peace” Next to this poster are two photos of Michael Marshall and reads “November 2016…Rest in Power” as well as Bryan Overstreet reads “April 2015…Rest in Power”. Underneath this is a poster which reads “Black Trans Lives Matter printed on a trans flag background. There is another poster that reads “Black Lives Matter = Abolish The Police” with drawings of three pigs crossed out with a red X. Under this poster is one that reads “Protect Black Woman with a drawn gold crown and next to this is a poster which reads “Fuck Donald Trump” with Trump drawn as a pig.
There is a photo of a panoramic view of the BLM memorial fence showing many posters and BLM protestors in front of the Washington Monument with a bright orange sweatshirt hung up above the fence.
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: 01 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.” Afterward, describe the selected images for the entry.
There are papers that are slightly ripped and reads "No Vote is no Representation...Vote". Underneath this is a paper that reads "Demand DC's Core Four: 1. Police-Free DC Schools 2. End Qualified Immunity 3. Establish A New DC Public Safety Department 4. Make Election Days a DC Holiday". To the right of this paper is a drawing of a raised fist and the silhouettes of Tommie Smith and John Carlos raising the Black Power Salute from the 1968 Olympics in Mexico.
There is a far away shot of a section of the BLM memorial fence that has the Washington Monument in the background.
There is a cardboard sign that reads "Sandra, your Naperville family will always say your name", underneath this sign is one that reads "WEEP With Those Who WEEP" and a sticker with the USPS symbol on it reads "United We Riot". There are multiple pictures of Black Americans who lost their lives to police brutality and multiple posters next to these photographs which read "Black Lives Matter", "No Justice No Fourth", and "#BlackVotersMatter.
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
Racial Trauma Runs Deep But Together We Rise
Plywood mural with a blue background of a fist within a pink blooming tree, its roots running underground around the words "Racial trauma runs deep, but together we rise" painted in white.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Eric Schulzetenberg
UAM-GF_2545
3744 Chicago Ave, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Hook and Ladder print series
A series of large black and white prints on panels located at Hook and Ladder Theater, adjacent to the 3rd police precinct in Minneapolis, which was abandoned and burned on May 28, 2020. The prints are a combination of text and images. All of the images have text and decorative elements in the top portion with flames and abstracted images of protestors on the lower portion, unifying the works as a series. Three prints include portraits of Black men killed by the police in the Twin Cities: Philando Castille, George Floyd, and Daunte Wright. These panels include text reading "Black Lives Matter." One image shows three fists raised in the air with text reading "Minneapolis United." An image of an anatomical heart is joined with text reading "Rethink Not Reform." A phoenix rising from the flames is accompanied by the text "We Rise Up Together." An image with protestors reads "No Justice, No Peace."
Rogue Citizen
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Creator: Rogue Citizen
UAM-GF_2538
3010 Minnehaha Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
Black Lives Matter
This section of mural shows a raised purple fist with a rainbow wrapping around it. A green and purple plant grows around the fist. A round eye is painted to the left of the fist.
Ashley Macias, @ashleymacias_
This is the second from the right section of the six section Black Lives Matter mural in Phoenix, AZ, USA. It was painted in June 2020. Part of a larger work by @madmanart, @nyla.lee, @mutavision, @clyde_graffitiart, @ashleymacias_, @justcreatedit
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Creator: Ashley Macias (@ashleymacias_)
Photographer: Kathleen Arola-Johnson
UAM-GF_2492
Third Street, just south of McKinley Street, Phoenix, AZ, USA
#BLM #FAITH
Street Art of a large Black Fist surrounded by numerous hashtags, including BLM, FAITH, SALAM, HOPE, PEACE, UNITY, LOVE, and JUSTICE.
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
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Photographer: Emily Magyar
UAM-GF_2363
75th St & Sheridan Rd, Kenosha, Wisconsin, USA
George Floyd Square, Raised Metal Fist with Tributes
In George Floyd Square, a Raised Metal Fist with offerings. One offering is a repurposed traffic sign reading "Love Us" in black spray paint.
George Floyd Square
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2036
George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
George Floyd Square, Raised Metal Fist
In George Floyd Square, a Raised Metal Fist with offerings.
George Floyd Square
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2027
George Floyd Square, South Minneapolis, MN, USA
Black Power at 38th and Chicago
A monument taking the shape of a brown raised fist rises out of the intersection of 38th and Chicago Avenue in Minneapolis. The clenched fist has been understood as a universal symbol of solidarity and support for over a century. The Black Power fist is one of the most iconic and easily recognizable iterations of this motif. Between its fingers, the fist clenches a red, black, and green striped Pan-African flag. A single left-handprint in black paint is visible on the wrist of the monument. Around the base of the monument, cement bricks create a perimeter to protect the memorial constructed to George Floyd, composed of cut flowers, potted plants, stuffed animals, and signage. The most visible sign reads simply: "Don't Shoot!"
The location in which George Floyd was murdered by the Minneapolis Police Department has since been transformed into a memorial. The zone, regarded as "George Floyd Square," is filled with memorial tributes to Floyd. Residents from the neighborhood maintain that the streets remain barricaded off in order to protect the area from traffic.
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Photographer: Evy Envgrav
UAM-GF_1777
3800 Chicago Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA