Creator
Cara McClure and Shawn Fitzwater
Title
Black Lives Matter Street Mural, Birmingham, AL
Coverage
33.509271, -86.809138
Description
Black Lives Matter is painted in yellow on the pavement.
A statement from the Birmingham mayor's office explains that “The project developed after two people, who did not know each other, contacted the Mayor’s Office with the same idea. Cara McClure of Black Lives Matter Birmingham contacted Mayor Randall L. Woodfin with an interest to celebrate Juneteenth and honor activists/ foot soldiers. To do so, she would paint “Black Lives Matter’’ on a Birmingham street. McClure, however, was unaware that Birmingham mural artist, Shawn Fitzwater, had contacted the Mayor’s Office of Public Information also with an idea to duplicate the D.C. message.” The two concepts were merged to form the mural. A block near Railroad Park was selected as the space to display the intended message from both groups.
A statement from the Birmingham mayor's office explains that “The project developed after two people, who did not know each other, contacted the Mayor’s Office with the same idea. Cara McClure of Black Lives Matter Birmingham contacted Mayor Randall L. Woodfin with an interest to celebrate Juneteenth and honor activists/ foot soldiers. To do so, she would paint “Black Lives Matter’’ on a Birmingham street. McClure, however, was unaware that Birmingham mural artist, Shawn Fitzwater, had contacted the Mayor’s Office of Public Information also with an idea to duplicate the D.C. message.” The two concepts were merged to form the mural. A block near Railroad Park was selected as the space to display the intended message from both groups.
Source
Rights
Artists: Cara McClure and Shawn Fitzwater
Photographer: City of Birmingham
Photographer: City of Birmingham
Publisher
Urban Art Mapping Research Project
Date
Contributor
LA
Identifier
UAM-GF_3332
Spatial Coverage
Located on 1st Avenue South between the streets 16th and 17th
Is Referenced By
Stephen Larrick, Black Lives Matter Street Mural Census
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