Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 17 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 writing and spray paint on a wall which reads “Stop Silencing Black Voices !!!” “I Stand Against Racism” “BLM” and a duct taped hand that is giving the middle finger over the words. There is also a drawing of the black power fist and a peace sign.
On the fence there are multiple posters that read “Black Dollar$ [sic] Matter” and there is a black hand that is in a fist holding onto money and within the hand is a depiction of Africa. Next to this poster are photos of those who were victims of police brutality that are placed on a red poster, and it reads “Say Their Names The Love Train was here”
There is a caution tape on the fence that reads “Black Lives Matter.”
There is a diorama of the white house that is behind a fence and a soldier 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"
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
No Justice No Peace
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George Floyd Square
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George Floyd Square
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Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl and Justice Page Middle School Students
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Creators:: Elissa Cedarleaf Dahl and Justice Page Middle School Students
Photographer: Sally Pemberton
UAM-GF_1924
2717 Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
"Justice" Peace Sign
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UAM-GF_1876
262 University Ave W, St Paul, MN, USA
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UAM-GF_1125
1426 W Lake St, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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George Perry Floyd (October 14, 1973 - May 25, 2020) was a 46-year-old Black American man who was murdered by former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin after Chauvin knelt on Floyd’s neck for nearly 9 minutes in the Powderhorn neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota on May 25, 2020. Floyd’s murder sparked an international movement for Black Lives Matter, the largest civil rights movement of the century. On March 12, 2021, the city of Minneapolis agreed to pay $27 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by Floyd's family. On June 25, 2021, Chauvin was sentenced to 22.5 years in prison for his crimes.
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Mibaron
jmz
axz
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Photograph by Froukje Akkerman
Art by Mibaron, jmz, axz
UAM-GF_1124
Minneapolis, MN, USA
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UAM-GF_1106
Minneapolis, MN, USA
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Salons by JC. See also <a href="https://georgefloydstreetart.omeka.net/items/show/867">#867</a>
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UAM-GF_1099
3014 Hennepin Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, USA