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 photo of a church behind a fence and to the left of the photograph is a large poster than is hung on a building that reads ‘AFL – CIO supports Black Lives Matter.” There is a spray painted figure of a Native American person with a mask with blue accents. There are blue sentences around the Native American person that read “Plague kills [illegible] people?” “[Illegible] white men destroys [illegible] nation? The figure is holding a poster that reads “Tell me about it.”
Another poster is on the fence that reads at the top “Black Lives Matter Dump Trump Acronymania Dump Trump Black Lives Matter” then under this on the poster reads “Threatening; Rank; Underhanded; Misguided; Pyromaniac” next to this reads “Dump Trump the Chump.” At the bottom of the poster reads “Dump Trump, Dump the Chump; Black Lives Matter; Dump Trump, Dump the Chump.”
There is a sticker on this poster that reads “Police Lives Matter” and on the border of the sticker reads “We the Free > BLEXIT” which is repeated on the border.
There are two posters on the fence and one of them seems to be a memorial picture of Greg “G-Moe” Hill as the top of the poster reads “In Loving Memory” and there are three images of Hill, with one of him with angel wings. Another poster is for a rally and march that would be occurring on October 16, 2020, at the Martin Luther King Jr., memorial. There are three black women on the poster with their fists raised and the poster reads “Protect Black Women.” There is an American flag that is also tucked behind the poster in the fence. The poster further reads “Rally & March In Washington, DC Friday, October 16, 2020 3:00 PM Martin Luther [sic] King Jr. Memorial 1964 Independence SW Washington, DC 20003.” Lower on the poster reads “’Say Their Names’ Join US in Washington, DC www.C4RacialJustice.org”
Plywood panels cover the windows of a restaurant. Set against a vivid, cobalt blue background are there realistic, anatomical hearts of slightly different sizes. The hearts are accompanied by text reading "Human....And Justice For All." Text under each heart reads "White" (smallest heart), "Brown" (medium heart), and "Black" (largest heart). On the stone facade next to the boarded-up window, the letters "BLM" appear, painted with spray paint.
Plywood panels cover the window of a restaurant. Black hands with a red manicure are positioned in the shape of the letters "d" and "C," positioned against a vivid, cobalt blue background. The words "Black Lives Matter" are repeated several times in the background. Next to the plywood-covered window and directly on the stone facing of the building, "Black Lives Matter" graffiti is painted in spray paint.
Black chain link fence on the south side of H Street NW with evidence of protest signs that have been removed. There are protest signs on the sign post, including "Say Their Names," a poster reading "They Matter" with photographs and names of individuals," and a mass-produced poster reading "Strong Together IUPAT IN ACTION." Graffiti on the ground reads "Convictions in all 50 states" and "RIP Kendrick Johnson." Blue paint and a paintbrush is located on the curb.
Handmade protest posters attached to the inside of the temporary, wooden walkway along H Street, NW in front of Lafayette Park and the White House in Washington, DC.
Messages read "Racism is a pandemic too," and "Can't trust a kneeling cop either," and more.
The walkway—a block long and built by the city to protect pedestrians from building construction—created a temporary art gallery and provided more protection (it was covered by scaffolding) for the artwork than the fence surrounding Lafayette Park which was exposed to the changing weather.
The image is of a photo collage that includes an overturned car on fire, protesters with Black Lives Matter and No Justice No Peace signs, and a protestor running with a burden on their back that says, "The American Dream."
