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Collected Item: “Graduations and Protests 2020”

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Graduations and Protests 2020

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Google Image Search

Tell us a story; share your experience. Describe what the object or story you've uploaded says about the pandemic, and/or why what you've submitted is important to you.

I felt that the graduates this year got a really raw deal by missing out on one of the milestones of life. Most all graduation ceremonies were canceled, and if they were lucky, at least got a virtual ceremony or a drive by graduation parade.
Then in June, the Black Lives Matter and police violence protests happened. I wanted to see if there was anyone who "graduated" at the protests, and discovered that some people did wear their caps and gowns to the protests.
I felt it was important to capture and share these images. I'm only sharing my Google search, but there are so many images here that have an impact.

Use one-word hashtags (separated by commas) to describe your story. For example: Where did it originate? How does this object make you feel? How does this object relate to the pandemic?

lostgraduations, graduation2020, protest, Blacklivesmatter, children, K-12, socialdistancing, facemask.

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https://web.archive.org/save/https://www.google.com/search?q=protest+graduation+photos+2020&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjT-tP53pDqAhXG654KHQl3DEkQ2-cCegQIABAC&oq=protest+graduation+photos+2020&gs_lcp=ChJtb2JpbGUtZ3dzLXdpei1pbWcQAzoHCCMQsAIQJzoCCAA6BggAEAcQHlDgkQFY8a0BYK22AWgAcAB4AIABmgGIAcAOkgEEMC4xNZgBAKABAQ&sclient=mobile-gws-wiz-img&ei=sC_uXtPiNsbX-wSJ7rHIBA&bih=710&biw=414&client=safari&hl=en-us&hl=en-US

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I did with a Google Search

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2020-06-20
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