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Collected Item: ““Justice for George Floyd” sign in front of Historical Building”

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“Justice for George Floyd” sign in front of Historical Building

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Photo

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This is a sign that was put at the door of a historical building in Old Wethersfield, shortly following the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The killing of George Flyod, more specifically, the recording, are what caused the widespread Black Lives Matter protests over the summer. To me, this image is important for the archive because it shows the significance of this event in 2020, because it shook the world, not even just the US, and that support for the movement and support for justice is being called for from ~1.3k miles away. The video was spread over social media, which allowed for it to reach that level of audience that it was exposed to.

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#HST241, #CovidMiniCollection, #Suffolk, #BlackLivesMatter , #Wethersfield , #BLM

Who originally created this object? (If you created this object, such as photo, then put "self" here.)

Thomas Roberts

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2020-06-02
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