Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 25 September 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
These photos capture signs with text that read "If you aren't Anti-Racist You are Complicit!", "White silence fuels Domestic Terrorism", "Justice for Breonna", "Black Lives Matters".
A close up on a sticker on an orange construction sign says "Stop Killing Black People". Further posters that read "Our Black Lives Matter", "Say Her Name" "Know Justice Know Peace" and other text are on posters.
There are further posters that have been spray painted over with black paint as well as a raised fist and more text on surrounding pages.
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
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I Hope U Know How Loved U Are
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Photographer: Rebekah Coffman
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CHAZ Wall
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CHAZ Zone
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2785
1519 12th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122, USA
Decolonize or Die
"Decolonize or Die" spray painted on a street in white and red.
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2774
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
BLK PL U R SO LOVED
"BLK PL U R SO LOVED" has been spray painted in orange on a sidewalk.
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2773
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
George Floyd Square Stencil
A stencil portrait of George Floyd's painted on a sidewalk.
George Floyd Square
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2772
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Our Lives Matter
"Our Lives Matter" spray painted in blue on a fence.
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2771
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
No Justice No Streets
"No Justice No Streets"spray painted on a street.
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2770
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
No Cops No Prisons
"No Cops No Prisons" spray painted in black on a sidewalk.
George Floyd Square
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2769
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407
Fuck 12 Abolish Police
"Fuck 12 Abolish Police" spray painted in black on a sidewalk.
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Photographer: Rachel Weiher
UAM-GF_2768
3759 Chicago Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55407