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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 24 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Multiple posters read “It’s a Beautiful Day to Destroy White Supremacy” and then there is a poster underneath with stripes going down in the colors red, white, and blue and it reads “Elections Belong To We The People”. A white poster reads “Defund The Police Liberate From Bondage The Revolution Is Now” “MPD Kills Unarmed Black DC Residents & Protects Armed Fascists”
Some posters have two black power fists that reads, “Black Joy Matters” and there are multiple different colors as the background of the poster. Underneath this is a poster from left to right that reads “We Will Prevail [;] Don’t Hold Your Vote… We said BLACK LIVES MATTER [;] We know ALL LIVES MATTER [;] Never said Only BLACK LIVES MATTER [;] But If You Hold Your Vote None Of This Matters [;] We Will Prevail” and this poster has drawn hearts scattered throughout the poster. There is a poster with a rainbow background that reads “Black Lives Matter”
A poster has different languages which are in Spanish, English, French, Swahili, Hebrew, and Russian respectively and it reads “Mierda 12 [;] Fuck 12 [;] Merde 12 [;] Kutomba 12 [;] זִיוּן 12 [;] блядь 12”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 22 November 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 an image of the Memorial Fence and the Washington Monument behind it and there is a bike, chairs, coolers, and bags that are in front of the fence. People are in front of the fence and one is holding a poster protesting. Multiple posters read “Stop Killing Us” “Pay A Black Woman Today” “Black Lives Matter” “Resist “We are the Majority” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Trump Is A Danger To Us All” “White silence Fuels Domestic [illegible]” “#DefundMPD EndSARS” “Fuck Your Fence” “Join Campaign Zero” “#Say Their Names” “Jesus knows Black Lives Need More Than Thoughts & Prayers”. There is also a Mexican flag hanging from the stoplight
A poster reads “Baby Trump, Your’e [sic] coming out of the Whitehouse [sic] Don’t forget first Vice President KAMALA Harris And President Biden is coming”
Multiple posters read “Young Black Lives Old Black Lives Gay Black Lives Trans Black Lives Non-Binary Black Lives Matter” and “Diversity Is The Future” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Is anyone really surprised that DONALD TRUMP is trying to force himself on America after she said no!” “Abolition requires that we CHANGE one thing which is EVERYTHING” “Thank You Stacey Abrams and Black Voters Everywhere” “Breonna Taylor’s boyfriend did not shoot at police…..he shot at someone trying to break into his home” “57% of white people STILL voted for Trump ?!?!?!?!” “We Can’t Repeal Our Pre-Existing Conditions” “11/06/2020 You’re Fired! Get out of MY House!” “Reclaiming The People’s House” “Injustice Anywhere Is A Threat To Justice Everywhere” “We DUMPed [sic] TRUMP!” “You Will Never Get Away With This” “Person Woman Man VOTE Biden Harris” “Mitch Don’t Forget Essential Workers” “Thank You Jim Clyburn Stacy Abrams! African Americans saved this country Again! Thank you!”
There is a poster with the black power fist on it and a rainbow drawn on the top right corner and a gold heart in the fist and it reads “All lives can’t matter until black’s minorily [sic] lives matter too ! Black Lives Matter [;] It takes more eff[illegible]”
A poster has a spray-painted image of a red rose on it and written over it reads “We’re all in this together ! Vote. Vote. Vote!! The Duty of a True Patriot is to Protect County from it’s Government!”
There is a green poster that has a silver spray-painted pyramid on it and a red spray-painted eye on top of it which seems to represent the Illuminati.
A poster reads “This Daughter of an Immigrant Dyke Voted Your White Supremacist Ass Out” and the word “dyke” is filled in with rainbow colors.
There is a poster that has a portrait of a black woman without a face and there is a thought bubble that reads “#SayHerName” and behind the portrait are names of women who died because of police brutality. Some names that are able to be seen read “Tanisha Anderson [illegible]arleena Lyles[;] Sandra [;] McKenna P[illegible] Turner [illegible] Gabriella [;] Miriam Carey [;] Shelly Frey [;] Malissa [illegible] [;] Shantel Davis [;] [illegible] [;] Sherese Fra[illegible] [;] Breonna Taylor”
A poster has an image of two hands reaching out to each other and it reads “Stop Separating Families #AbolishICE [;] What if it was your family?”
A poster reads “Sin Justicia No Habra Paz which translates into “Without Justice, there will not be Peace” and there is a drawing of a police car that is on fire.
A poster reads in Russian “в отставку Трамп Resign!” which translates to “Resign Trump Resign”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 15 November 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 cardboard poster that reads “Justice for Karon Hylton” and “Fuck 12 (And Muriel Bowser) (Too)” Inside of the words “Fuck 12” reads “MPD” which is repeated throughout.
A poster reads “Hey Tiny Hands Your’e [sic] fucking FIRED [illegible] America”. And there is a small orange hand in a suit that is holding a rolled-up eviction notice and the words “fucking” is layered over the colors which are the genderfluid flag and are white, blue, black and pink. The word “FIRED” is layered over the colors of the LGBTQ+ flag.
There is a yellow sheet of paper taped to the fence with black tape. There is a line of orange duct tape that has names of victims from police brutality written on it that reads “Mya Hall” “Meagan Hockaday” “Janisha F[illegible]” “Natasha McKenna” “Jerame Reed” “Rymain [illegible]” “Tanisha [illegible] “Dane Parker”
Multiple posters read “White Silence is Violence”, “The System Is Functioning As Intended [illegible] Was Never [illegible]”, “Get Out Of Our House”, “Warning Police Rioting”, “LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL not some” “Become Ingovernable !” “Black Trans Lives Matter”
A poster that reads “Take a Knee” is in the colors of the American flag, which are red, white, and blue.
A poster that reads “Resistance is Beautiful” and has an image of flowers that are in a vase that has drawn decorations on it in red, yellow, and tan colors.
There is a cardboard moving box used as a poster that reads ‘EXPRESS DELIVERY TO MOSCOW”
There is an American flag that is attached to the fence
A poster reads “Vote For Love.” It has a drawing of two people on it and has other statements that reads “you never giv [sic] up.” “You can fite [sic] the world!” “you can do it!” “you can do enything [sic] you buleve [sic] in”
A poster reads “Nov 2020 Take Out Trash [which has a checkmark over it] Jan 2021 Build Back Better Together Thank You American Voters”
There is a black fence blocking off a walking area due to what looks like construction, and next to it is plywood that has painted images on it. The plywood has an image of two interlocked hands which is next to a cut off image of Lady Justice. The two hands are painted a yellow-gold and has a black outline. Underneath the interlocked hands is an image of “+ > ÷” There is handwriting that reads “Rest in Power Daquan Jefferson” and a heart next to “Rest in Power”.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 09 November 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’s an image of Rosie the Riveter and it reads “Grab Him By The Ballot!” and “ RN From VA” There are other words and statements written on the poster to look like tattoos that read” “Because Science” “USA” “Science [over] fear” and “Fauci”.
Multiple posters read “Become ungovernable!” “You’re Fired!” “The Whole World is Dancing!” “LIBERTY and JUSTICE for ALL not some” “Black Mental Health Matters” “To the left, to the left! Everything you own in the box to the left!” “AmeriKKKa” “You Didn’t Win The People’s Vote In 2016 Either And It Took 4 Years To Get You Out!” “I Love BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, Women, Immigrant, and Human Rights So I Vote” “Love Each Other And remember kids… ACAB”
There is a stylized drawn image of Donald Trump with an orange background, and it reads “Bye Don” and there is a sticker that reads “Dude Gotta Go Biden Harris 2020”
There is a poster that holds an eviction notice that reads “! Eviction NOTICE ! To: Donald J Trump We are terminating your tenancy and want to evict you from the following property: The White House (1600 Pennsylvania Ave) Our reason for evicting you is because YOU LOST! You must move from the property or remedy our reason for evicting you by the following date: January 20th, 2021. If you do not agree with this eviction notice you have the right to legal advice and may contact a lawyer. Name of Owner or Agent: Joe Biden Address of Owner or Agent: Soon to be 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Telephone Number: (202) 456 – 1111 Signature Joe Biden Date: November 7th, 2020”
There is a small cardboard figure of Donald Trump that reads “iLeARn tHE LaNgUGe![sic] #tinytrump”
Another poster reads “We Voted You’re Out!” with an image of Donald Trump and there is a speech bubble that reads “I’m Fired” and a “Biden Harris 2020” sticker.
There is a poster that has a drawing of Donald Trump and his hair is “flying off” and it reads “Guess He Lost It”
Another poster reads “Current Resident: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave EVICTED You Have 73 Days to get Your Shit and Clear Out” -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 07 November 2020
Protest signs and posters on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, located on the north side of Lafayette Park in Washington D.C.
Then there is a panoramic shot of the fence with the Washington Monument in the background.
There is a large poster that has a mugshot of John Lewis from the '60s and then a more recent picture of him that reads “He marched so ALL could vote. Go” There is a QR code on the poster that reads “Register to Vote Text WEVOTE to 40649” The OR code leads to an expired link currently. There is writing on the poster that reads “I Hope Youre [sic] Proud Of Us Mr. Lewis RIP ”
There is a cloth sheet that reads “There’s a poster that reads “’I can’t breathe. I have my ID [illegible] My name is Elijah McClain. That’s my house. I was just going home. I’m an introvert. I’M JUST DIFFERENT. That’s all. I’M SO SORRY. I have [illegible] fun. I don’t do that stuff. I don’t do any fighting. Why are you attacking me? I don’t even kill flies! I don’t eat meat. I don’t judge people, I don’t judge people who do eat meat. Forgive me. All I was trying to do was become better. I will do it. I will [illegible] anything. Sacrifice my identity, I’ll do it. You all are phenomenal. You are beautiful and I love you. Try to forgive me. I’m a mood Gemini. I’m sorry. I’m so sorry. Ow, that really hurt. You all are very strong. Teamwork makes the dream work. Oh, I’m sorry I wasn’t trying to do that. I JUST CAN’T BREATHE CORRECTLY’ – Elijah McClain as he was being murdered on Aug. 24, 2019. Elijah was put in a chokehold and lost consciences. The paramedics injected him with ketamine. He suffered a heart attack and was declared Brain Dead. His killers – Nathan Woodyard & Jason Rosenblatt & Randy Roedema still work for the Aurora Police Department. DONATE TO [illegible] ELIJAHSFOUNDATION https://gf.me.u.x5g5vw
Posters read “Eviction Notice” “United Against Fascism” “Trump is Over” “Justice 4 George” “Nebraska Farmer 88 yrs old Uncle Marvin says ‘Black Lives Matter. Don’t you forget it!’ VOTE” “Thank you Jim Clyburn Stacey Abrams! African Americans saved this country Again! Thank you!” “Black Trans Lives Matter” “Vote Them Out” “Abolition Not Reform” “If Your Religious Beliefs Oppose Abortion, Don’t Have One” “It Doesn’t Have to Be This Way. STOP Killing Black People” “Abolish the Police” “Abolish the Patriarchy” “How Many More?” “[illegible] Freedoms Protected By The First Amendment Stupid Bitch” “’In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.’ SPEAK UP!” “Black Lives Matter” “Justice For Karon Hylton Fuck 12 Justice for Karon Hylton” “Respect Existence or Expect Resistance” “people build peace” “Abolish the Slave Catcher” “Rewrite The Constitution For The 21st Century” “J.Bagshaw Allowed His Officers To Terrorize Citizens For Protesting The Murders of Black People.” “Lve Kills Hate” with the ‘E’ replaced with a swastika.
A poster reads “Trump” and it has a red circle around it and a line through it. Another poster reads “Vote Out Trump the liar the racist the transphobic the homophobic the useless the hateful the ableist the white supremacist the rapist” behind this is another poster that is covered up slightly but one is able to see that it is representing a protest and there are depictions of people raising their fists.
Another poster reads “Murderous Pigs Dept” and has an image of a drawn pig beside it and “MPD” is highlighted with red. Another poster reads “We Keep Us Safe” and there are two images of drawn pigs that have been crossed out.
There is a water bottle and a bottle of champagne on the ground next to a poster that reads “Biden my time until Trump has officially LOST #2020 Election”
There is a poster with a drawing of a woman who is holding another poster and it reads “ #BLM 2020 [‘] Count Every Vote Every Vote Counts”
There is a black power fist that has bandages wrapped around the wrist and reads “Black Lives Matter.” There are names of victims of police brutality and the poster also reads “#SAYTHEIRNAME!!”
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A poster has an image of a chair and it reads ‘If they don’t give you a seat at the table – bring a folding chair. – Shirley Chisholm”
On the ground, there is a statement that is spray painted that reads “Don’t Call Cops To This Block! 1312”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 25 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.
As if parodying election signs there is a white poster which reads “Trump COVID Takes Americas Breath Away! 2020” it has a red outline as well as four stars above and below the text with an infection symbol between the two stars on the top and bottom.
There are three posters, and one reads “This building is of the center of FREEDOM and DEMOCRACY. TRUMP has turned the White House into a cesspool of COVID. Vote Democrat”. Underneath this is an ombré purple and red Biden/Harris campaign poster with white text that reads “Vote! Text Vote to 30330” underneath this reads “Biden Harris”. To the right of this poster reads “McConnell: Relief to People in need, not blank checks to billionaires” which is held up with green and blue tape.
There is a black poster that has the word “Demand” repeatedly spray painted on it and layered on top of this text is blocky white text which reads “Black Lives Matter”. To the right of the text is a photograph of George Floyd's last words combined together in a way to create a headshot of George Floyd himself.
There are four posters on a pillar. The first poster reads “VOTE our lives depend on it!”. Next to it there is another poster that is handwritten and reads “Silence is Violence” with violence captured in a red box and on the far side of the poster are small letters which reads “Silence is complicity”. Underneath this poster is a black poster that reads “Who do you protect?? Black Lives Matter” and then in blue paint over this “ACAB” [All Caps are Bastards]. Underneath this poster are words spray painted on the pillar which starts off as “Is it a coincidence…” and then a poster is taped over the rest of the statement and in green, purple, and gold paint a poster reads “Black Lives Have Always Mattered Let's Act Like It!”
There are three posters on the fence with a cardboard poster that is covered with a lot of tape and reads “Good Trouble” that has been spray painted with black and silver and there's a sticker next to it that reads “Trump/Pence OUT NOW” and it has a website under that which reads Refusefacism.org #OUTNOW!”. There is a poster underneath that reads “Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk”. Next to this is an image of old slave shackles that have been shown on a poster and reads “Your Ancestors Have A Message…VOTE!” and the shackles are in the shape of a V for “vote” and then there is a small pink flower in the corner. -
Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 24 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 are flowers on the fence which is arranged to spell out the word “VOTE.” It is made up of red roses, white peonies, white daisies, and white mums. The red roses outline the white flowers. Underneath this are arrangements of flowers that are made-up of purple and blue snapdragons and ferns. There are red roses and red eucalyptus that frame the word “VOTE.” Then there is a poster that reads “@SweetRootVillage #SweetRootVillage #VotingMatters” beside the flowers.
There's a QR code and underneath it reads “Free From Slavery Not Free From Racism” and the code leads to a book on Amazon by Vince Cowan that is titled “Free From Slavery Not Free From Racism.”
There is a cardboard poster which reads “Racism Is Small Dick Energy” underneath this is a black skateboard without wheels ,and it reads “Andy Roy” [a professional skateboarder] “Bad Geese” with an image of Woody Woodpecker and it's heavily used and it's standing up next to a Biden Harris 2020 campaign poster.
There is a piece of paper that has been painted and blended with green, orange, brown, purple, and yellow and it reads “NO Justice NO Peace.” The top of it has been ripped off slightly but it's now preserved in a plastic folio that's held with twine.
There is a picture that reads “Black Lives Matter” and it's surrounded by paintings of pink and yellow flowers on a black background. Underneath this is a white canvas with a black glitter heart that reads “It could all be simple”. There is a blue line that goes through the bottom half of the heart and there is a rose that is in front of this canvas. Next to this is a cardboard poster and reads names of those who lost their lives to police brutality. Some of the names read “Steven Eugene, Victor Steen, Sean Bell, Aiyana Stanta, Dante, Kimani John, Jordan.”
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 23 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 laminated paper that was written by Elisheva Wyns (9 years old) and it reads “Wy[sic] is ther [sic] so much hate? PePole [sic] should not be shamd [sic] of the way ther [sic] skin coler [sic] is, they should be proud of is [sic]! We need to Love each other, as the Bible says (Love your naber [sic] as your self). We neeb [sic] to love each othe [sic] okay! Blak [sic] Lives Matter! You got that! Pray that PePole [sic] Who hate Black PePole [sic] will soon love Will stop hateing [sic] them.” Here is a drawing of two hands where the palms are facing each other representing a black hand and a white hand and they are encapsulated by a pink heart. Next to this is a raindrop with a face that is depicted as saying “Come to gether [sic]!” And a heart under this in a speech bubble.
There is an outline of a peace sign that is made up of string and there are strips of fabric that are tied around the peace sign with names of those who have lost their lives to police brutality and others that reads “Black Lives Matter.” A deflated balloon is attached to the fence and above this is a sign that reads “Their Lives Mattered.” A smaller cardboard poster reads “Don’t HOLD your VOTE… We said: Black Lives Matter, We know: All Lives Matter, Never said: Only Black Lives Matter, But if you Hold your Vote: None of [illegible] Matters.” With the writing on this poster being faded out.
A white poster that reads “No Barrett, No Trump, No KKK, No Fascist USA, Fuck Your White Supremacy.” The last statement is written with white ink and has a black background to contrast with the white of the poster. Underneath this is a picture of the white house that is taped onto the poster.
There are multiple posters that read “Honor Her Dying Wish MotherFucker”, “McConell: Relief to People in need, Not Black Checks to Billionaires”, “Vote Bunker Baby OUT” www.subversiveware.com your hatred Racial Slurs and Ignorance do NOT define me... “#Nation in Distress #JacobBlane #NativeLivesMatter #DumpTrump #fuckthe Police #DemilitarizethePolice #Antifa #BLMSolidarity # #NoJusticeNoPeace #KnowJusticeKnowPeace #Rules of Engagement #EscalationofForce Respect our Existence or Expect our Resistance.” There is a red poster that reads “WHAT CAN I DO? Donate, act, and (please) VOTE” which is on a red posterboard. There is a deflated balloon of Trump which is on a poster and It reads “#BabyGate” then has makeshift bars that read “Bunker Baby” that are on the balloon.
There was a silhouette of Donald Trump that is facing to the left and inside the silhouette reads “WRONG” in white letters that contrast the silhouette.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 19 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 statement on the fence that was created by small pieces of paper and reads “WE KEEP US SAFE” where “We Keep” is in orange “Us” is in blue and “safe” is in white. There is a poster next to this that reads “Pass the Stimulus.” A poster that reads “VOTE Because Your Friend’s LIFE Could Depend on It.” Which is on a paper bag that was taped over a black poster. A small handwritten note that reads “treat all people the same” with a heart drawn on it.
There is a poster that has the black power fist drawn on it, and another reads “ Being Black in America is Exhausting. Y'all want us to Sing, Dance, Play Football, Shoot Basketball, Be Target Practice and be QUIET. Signed, An Exhausted Black Folk.” Next to this is another black poster that reads “Hey! Ho! Hey! Ho! The Orange Anus Has To Go” in a yellow font with a fist in the middle that is within a circle and four stars on either side of the fist outside the circle. Underneath the fist, is the website which reads “www.subversiveware.com”.
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Protest signs and artwork on the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence, Date: 14 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 pastel yellow building that is opposite the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence and is boarded up. There are painted images that are on the plywood that is covering the windows. These images are all spray painted on the plywood and one is the sunrise (or sunset), one has a woman with a mask with her hands in front of her and looks like she is praying. Another image has the side portrait of a man and there is text that reads “Lve” and “Pinder Story.”
There is a black ripped poster and underneath it is a poster that is pink, purple, and blue, that has a woman in the middle with her fist raised and holding a baby. The woman is in a circle and there is text that reads “Today I am Free • Today I am Strong” There are broken chains on the edge of the poster intertwined with flowers and roots. There is a dove at the top and text that reads “You’re wrong about me I’m a sister and a daughter [;] A mother, aunt, grandmother [;] Not a criminal Not a statistic [;] I have a life I have a dream [;] I am a queen a [illegible]…”
There are multiple posters on a wall that reads “Is My Son Next ??????” “Fuck MPD” (which is spray painted in yellow on a black background) #Black Power” “Black Lives Matter “Algeria for BLM” “Who do you protect? Who do you serve?” “Be an ENEMY to the OPPRESSORS and a HELPER to the OPPRESSED - Imam Ali (as)”
There are different paintings that are on pieces of paper that are on the wall and other ripped posters. One poster reads “We need more Peace Life Love” There is a drawn peace sign in blue, a green tree and a pink heart respectively over the words, “peace” “life” and “love”.
There is a poster that reads “The Palm Collective” and is on a black poster but has been spraypainted the colors of the rainbow with a symbol on it.
There are two portraits in a black and grey color scheme, and it has yellow and green in the background and seem to be representative of traditional African people.
A poster reads “Abolish Prisons” and it has two hands that are breaking cell bars with a red circle with a line through it
Another poster reads “It’s not Right or Left its Life or Death.”
There is a poster that looks like a rendition of Mount Rushmore but has the heads of Martin Luther King Jr., Frederick Douglass, Malcom X, Barack Obama, and Nelson Mandela. The poster reads “VOTE” and on the bottom it reads “They Sacrificed.” There is a green handprint on the wall underneath this poster and a paper that has a QR code that leads to a website that lets people register to vote.
There is a poster that reads “No Justice No Peace” and has the black power fist raised that is in the middle of a circle on the poster.