There are white flags that are in the ground and a big billboard that reads “In America How could this happen… 232,657. IG: @InAmericaFlags [;] suzannefirstenberg.com IG:@SFirstenberg” These were the flags that represented the amount of Americans who died from COVID-19.

There are spray-painted words on the ground that read “Jesus loves Black people” and “Agrees that Black Lives Matter.” The word “Jesus” is the only word that is in orange and the rest have been written in white.

There is a poster that has an image of Barack Obama on the right-hand side. On the left-hand side is a black panther hidden in the grass, and Donald Trump, who is behind bars, which reads “Tick Tock Bunker Bitch” and is underneath the panther. There is also a depiction of grass as the background of the poster. In the shape of a heart reads the words “Black Lives Black Love Black Power Solidarity ” The poster also reads “No Justice No Peace!” and there are words in Obama's hand that seem to show that he is speaking, and it reads “They here.” On Obama’s tie, it has the black power fist and reads “Black Lives Matter” and the rest of the words are illegible.

There is a pink poster that reads “The Fight Against The Establishment Continues” and the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence is in the background. ]]>
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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There is a poster which reads “Stop Erdogan” and has a portrait of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, with a red circle with a line through it over his face. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is the president of Turkey.
There is a black poster that reads “Solidarity” and above it is a hanging poster that reads “£RECOGNIZEARTSAKH” and it has an image of a statue head on it.
There are multiple posters that reads “America BE Better” “We Can Do Better” “Join Armenia in War Against Turkish Terror” “If You’re Not Outraged Ur [sic] Not Paying Attention.”

There’s a poster that is half white and half black that is split diagonally. On the white side of the poster it reads “I hope The White People don’t notice I’m BLACK” and the black side of the poster reads “I hope The Black People don’t notice I’m TRANS.” And the word ‘trans’ is in the colors of the transgender flag which are blue, pink, and white.

Other posters read “Black Lives Matter” which has many police brutality victim names lining the poster. “WHITE silence FUELS DOMESTIC TERRORISM” is next to this poster and there is another one that is behind the fence, and it reads “your [sic] SILENCE is KILLING” and has the Armenian flag drawn on it as well. Another poster reads “Combat Medics. Black Lives Mattered…in the Vietnam War” and there is a black and white poster of Black Combat Medics from the Vietnam War.]]> 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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Multiple posters read “Solidarity” “Silence is Compliance #Black Lives Matter” “Good Cops Dont [sic] Exist” “This is Some Bullshit” and a photograph of Trae Darson. A poster reads “BLEACH 10/4/2020 [then Arabic text is written under this] WE the people of color and colors [;] Demand to be treated Fair + Lovely [with ‘+ Love’ crossed out] You suggest US to ingest Bleach [‘] You suggest that we become white inside, Dead inside Kill ourselves, Colonize ourselves [;] WE Demand that you, Decolonize your mind, our systems, our stories [;] Try to Bleach us. But our Fabric, our thread out contributions. ARE forever ARE here to STAY.”

There is a piece of paper that is on a wall and the same image is repeated six times. It reads “Never Great” and has an image of the Statute of Liberty in front of two American flag.
On a section of a wall multiple posters reads “Black Lives are sacred” “Black Lesbians: You are Loved ” “De-Criminalize Addiction Health issues are not Crimes. Fuck the War on Drugs” and there is a post-it note that reads “Black Lives Matters”
On a section of the fence, some posters read “Abolish the Police” “ACAB Only good pig is a DEAD pig!” “Stop Murdering Black People” “America has 400 years to make it RIGHT BLM” “Save our kids”
A poster reads “No Justice No Peace [;] Greg Hall Jr. [;] January 14, 2014 [;] Ft. Pierce, Florida”. Another poster reads “01/07/1977 [;] On February 7, 1995[?] Antonio Lamont [illegible] was shot 7 times in Washington DC by a 6th District Police Officer Kristopher Pay[illegible]. He was shot 6 times in the back and once in the face at close range. We Matter!!! His Life Matter!!! Justice for Tony.” And a poster that reads “Loser” with an arrow pointing to the bottom right.
Then there is a panoramic shot of the fence with the Washington Monument in the background.
]]> 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”