A cardboard poster oriented horizontally reading 'BLack Lives Matter' in black marker. Above the word 'BLack' is written 'No Justice No Peace No Racist Police.' Between that line and the word black is a rectangle with three panels: red, black, and green. Above the word 'Lives' is written 'Say their names' with a list of names., The three-paneled rectangle may represent the Pan-African flag. The list of names is of Black people who were killed by police officers. The sign is covered with cellophane tape.
A sign reads 'It's QUIET, AIN'T NO BACK TALK -Nicki Minaj [heart]. The sign features four stickers in support of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris. One of the stickers reads 'I WILL VOTE FOR JOE BIDEN' and another reads 'My candidates are Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, For the soul of our nation.', The sign is torn and has water damage.
A white banner reads 'vote!' in blue letters. An image of the figure from Edvard Munch's lithograph The Scream fills the letter O. A yellow sticker with black letters that reads 'Trump/Pence, OUT, NOW' is featured. The words 'Bye trump, see d[]t comeBack; are written in small letters at the bottom.
A sign reads '#BLACKVotersMatter, #BlackVOTERSMatter, #BlackVotersMATTER' and 'RESIST' in bold black letters. The sign features an image from dcsatire.com of a cartoon Uncle Sam dumping President Donald Trump and garbage from a can with words 'DUMP TRUMP!'. A speech bubble pointing at Trump reads '#FakeTrash'. Other phrases fill the image. They are: 'Tax breaks for the Rich', 'Conflicts of Interest', 'Attack on Environment', 'Trumpcare', 'Refugee/Muslim Ban', 'Bannon', 'Hate', 'Alt-Right', 'Hypocrisy', 'Parasitic Progeny', 'Unqualified Cabinet', 'Russian Connections' and 'Destructive Executive Orders'.
A green refrigerator suit is positioned to look like a body with a stuffed "pile of poo" emoji for the head. The figure is wearing a black helmet that reads 'DOMESTIC TERRORIST' in white. The figure has a red bandana around its neck with a sticker that reads 'Survival of the dumbest'., Title supplied by the creator. This refrigerator suit was worn by Nadine Seiler during her time at the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. The suit, along with the helmet and bandana were meant invoke an "anti-vax" counterportestor.
Black poster board with silver marker reads 'BLM' with diagonal pointillism stripes and a sticker of a black flag on short pole that depicts 'BLACK LIVES' above a raised fist, with 'MATTER' below the fist.
On a plastic sign oriented from top to bottom reads 'TRUMP VALUES ARE UN AMERICAN.' There is a sticker of a cartoon image of Trump that reads 'Tiny Dick Energy,' in cursive.
A paper sign depicting a cartoon of a woman wearing a mask and holding a sign that is covered. The poster is oriented lengthwise reads 'BLM VOTE 2020.'
A horizontal black cardboard sign that has hand painted white text that reads '#BLM' on top and '#FTP' on the bottom. In the center of the sign there is a sticker that reads 'AmeriKKKa' in red and blue text with white background. There is a yellow sticker with black text. The only visible letters are O[...], [...]W., The cardboard poster is frayed on the side.
A sign that has the Transgender Flag that reads 'BLACK TRANS LIVES MATTER' and includes a sticker that reads 'MARSHA'S WEB.', There is yellow duct tape on the edges of the original artifact.
A square white poster titled 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' in black lettering. On two affixed stickers, additional commentary reads 'DUMP TRUMP' and 'STAY KIND'., Poster has two holes with reinforced rings.
A rectangular white poster reads 'Remembering' in faint red text at the top. Below this is a list of names that reads 'TONY McDADE, GARY WEBB, TAMIR RICE, BREONNA TAYLOR, GEORGE FLOYD, ELIJAH McCLAIN' in black. Text beneath the names reads 'THE CIA ARE A TERRORIST ORG, THE COPS ARE MODEN SLAVE CATCHERS, THE UNITED STATES COUPS NATIONS, LAOS, VIETNAM, HAWAII, BOLIVIA, VENEZUELA, KOREA' in black. To the right of this text is a faded red drawing of a dreamcatcher with feathers hanging from its sides. At the bottom of the poster is a small rectangular sticker that reads '8:46 No More Let black lives thrive! 846NOmore.com' in black and red., This sticker was stuck to several artifacts and a audio speaker.
A rectangular white and red poster reads 'REMOVE, ARREST, IMPEACH, THE MOFO ALREADY' in black text. The poster is covered in a variety of stickers, and additional text at the bottom reads 'I RESISTED the MOFO!!!' in black., The poster is tattered around the edges, and bordered in clear tape. This artifact was originally created in 2018 by Nadine Seiler and was later updated from 'impeach' to 'arrest' to 'I resisted' after the presidential election of 2020.
A horizontally oriented poster reading 'Guns Have More Rights Than Black People' at the top in white on a black background. At the bottom a sticker reads 'ELECTILE DYSFUNCTION, because when you vote for assholes, expect to get SHIT = TRUMP'., There is adhesive along the edges. The sticker was created by Nadine Seiler.
A cardboard sign oriented widthwise reads 'BLM', 'You're Fired', and 'Love is Love' in red and black letters. A sticker of a red, white, and blue flag is at the top center of the sign. The flag reads: 'Fight for an America where', 'BLACK LIVES MATTER', 'NO HUMAN IS ILLEGAL', 'JUSTICE IS BLIND', 'EVERYONE IS AN ANTI-FASCIST and WE DON'T CAGE KIDS', 'VOTING IS A RIGHT AND THE MAIL ISN'T POLITICAL', 'LOVE IS LOVE', 'SCIENCE IS REAL', 'RACISM IS WRONG', and 'DEFEND AMERICA - PROTESTING IS PATRIOTISM'.
A square poster featuring a mugshot of Donald Trump holding a sign that says, 'NEW YORK STATE, LOSER #1200-01-20-2021.' A sticker on the bottom of the poster reads '#GAMA Great Americans Make America!'
A faded blue and yellow piece of paper with a black and white sticker of Donald Trump. Black text reads, 'Tiny Dick Energy.' 'VOTE' and '2020' are also visible in the background.
A piece of cardboard, oriented lengthwise, with a sticker depicting Nadine Seiler wearing a pink 'pussyhat,' blue hoop earrings, a beaded necklace, and a face mask that says, 'LEGALIZE BLACKNESS.', See also: Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Oral History for an oral history interview with Nadine Seiler about her work at the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence.
A white poster with black and red handwritten text that reads, 'This movement Needs YOU.' The words 'movement' and 'you' are underlined. Three stickers appear in the top right-hand corner. Some of the edges have been reinforced with black duct tape.