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Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection
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- Atatiana Jefferson
- Color photo of Ataliana Jefferson mounted on a black background, with the caption 'Shot by police while they were checking on her welfare.'
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- Atatiana Jefferson
- This white poster oriented lengthwise features a greyscale close up photograph of Atatiana Jefferson with shoulder-length hair. She look off to the side. To the bottom left of the photo, a black square contains four lines of white text that reads 'DEFUND DISARM DISBAND THE POLICE'. To the right of the black square, three lines of black text read 'ATATIANA JEFFERSON / 28 YEARS OLD / OCT 12, 2019'., Some fading, folding, and tearing. The poster is housed in a clear, three hole punched sleeve. An extra hole is punched at the top, tearing the poster.
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- Aura Rosser
- Paper memorial poster for Aura Rosser. 'Defund, Disarm, Disband the Police' printed in a black square at the bottom corner. There is a hole and a rip, along with some very minor staining in the top center of the poster, as well as a similar hole, and staining, at the top left and right corners of the poster.
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- Three things cannot be long hidden / Back
- A white poster with black hand block printed text that reads, 'three things cannot be long hidden the sun, the moon, and the TRUTH - buddha.' Black stars surround the text.
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- Bagshaw is a Nazi
- A white styrofoam sign that reads 'BAGSHAW IS A NAZI' which is written in black paint and red spray paint and there is an image of a head of a pig., This artifact is likely referring to Jason Bagshaw.
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- Bataline Mbegbu
- Photo in a clear binder sleeve on yellow paper with the name 'Bataline Mbegbu' and date 'Oct 6, 2014
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- Be a kind human
- A white poster, oriented lengthwise, with black, handwritten text that reads, 'Be a kind human, Stop Hatred.'
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- Be black and boisterous t-shirt / Black and boisterous and totally t-shirt
- The front of white t-shirt features the words 'BE Black and Boisterous' listed in two different black fonts. Each word is on its own line., Some spots and discoloration
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- Be more kind
- A cardboard poster oriented lengthwise reads 'BE MORE KIND' in black. To the right is what appears to be a sun drawn in black marker.
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- Because we matter
- A rectangular white canvas reads 'Because WE MATTER' in black. The canvas is painted red.
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- Being Black in America is exhausting
- A vertical poster with a black border and printed text in black 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.' There is printed text in the bottom right that reads 'Signed, an exhausted Black folk'. There is text in the bottom left that reads 'Anonymous'., The poster is covered in clear tape.
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- Being Black in America is exhausting
- A vertical white sign that reads 'BEING BLACK IS EXHAUSTING. Y'ALL WANT US TO SING, DANCE, PLAY FOOTBALL, SHOOT BASKETBALL, BE TARGET PRACTICE AND BE QUIET.' in black lettering. Additional information reads 'ANONYMOUS; SIGNED AN EXHAUSTED BLACK FOLK'.
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- Being brown in America is frustrating t-shirt / Being white in the world is privileged t-shirt
- A black t-shirt featuring a tan rectangle with brown text that reads, 'BEING BROWN IN AMERICA IS FRUSTRATING. Y'ALL WANT US TO MOW, CLEAN, PICK FRUITS, BUS TABLES, BE ARREST QUOTAS AND BE DEPORTED! Signed, A Frustrated Brown folk.'
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- Bennie Branch
- A vertically oriented poster reading '[Re]st IN P[...] / Bennie Branch / September 8, 2019. In the center is a photograph of Mr. Branch., The date is hand written. The poster is covered in plastic, torn, has holes, and has adhesive along the edges.
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- Betti Jones
- This white poster oriented lengthwise features a greyscale photograph of a smiling Bettie Jones with dark long hair. She wear a long-sleeved dress. One of her hands rests on their hips and the other climbs next to a door. To the bottom left of the photo, a black square contains four lines of white text that reads 'DEFUND DISARM DISBAND THE POLICE'. To the right of the black square, three lines of black text read 'BETTI JONES / 55 YRS OLD / DEC 26, 2017'., This artifact is likely referring to Bettie Jones. Some spots and fading. Some tape. Some distorting of words. Another hole is punch and torn at the top of the poster. The poster is housed in a clear, hole punched sleeve.
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- Beware, the baby snatcher!
- A laminated sign features a a photo of the a crowded detention center in the background, a chain link fence in the middle ground and an oversized illustration of Donald Trump gripping a small child in the foreground. The sign reads 'BEWARE!' at the top and 'THE, BABY SNATCHER!' at the bottom. 'Hisssssssssssssss' is on the right while the words 'VOTE HIM OUT!' are in white letters on the left. The word 'VOTE' is crossed out with red marker and the word 'DRAG' is written in red above it., This sign appears weathered and faded.
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- Biden for president
- A horizontal blue flag reads 'BIDEN PRESIDENT 2020' in white with six stars at the bottom.
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- Biden Harris winners 2020
- BIDEN, HARRIS, WINNERS, 2020' written in ink on a clear disposable glove with 'MASKS, WEAR, HANDS, WASH' written on the fingers of the glove.
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- Black atheists matter / DC government no parking
- White poster with handwritten black text 'BLACK ATHEISTS MATTER$'., This artifact was created by Nadine Seiler likely on January 23, 2021 when the 'Emergency No Parking' signs were removed from Black Lives Matter Plaza to H Street NW. Ms. Seiler frequently made signs of memes when she felt representation was lacking. The '$' symbol was added after Ms. Seiler realized she inadvertently made 'matters' plural and decided to turn it into a dollar sign.
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- Black atheists matter! / Emergency no parking
- A horizontal white poster board titled 'BLACK ATHEISTS MATTER!' in black marker., Display has holes for hanging.