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A Tale of Two Pandemics

Title (Dublin Core)

A Tale of Two Pandemics

Description (Dublin Core)

Declaring that being "pro-Black is not anti-White" while memorializing the names of African-Americans who have fallen victim to police brutality and racism, this homemade protest poster in a west Wichita, Kansas, neighborhood reflects the civil unrest roiling the country amidst the omnipresent COVID-19 pandemic.
On June 2, just three days before this image was taken, a BLM protest organized less than a mile from this neighborhood as part of a wave of demonstrations involving thousands of citizens that rolled across Wichita. Many demonstrators wore masks as a precaution against the COVID-19 virus, but many more did not, despite Kansas's slow but steady increase in COVID cases. Large gatherings, such as the racial justice protests that have spread across the USA and the world, have unnerved public health officials, who fear that a lack of social distancing and proper protective measures will only exacerbate an already insidious disease's ruthless transmission.

Date (Dublin Core)

06/05/2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Aaron Peterka

Partner (Dublin Core)

Northeastern University

Type (Dublin Core)

Photograph

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Social Issues
English Protest
English Public Space

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

anti-racism
protests
activism
BLM

Collection (Dublin Core)

English Social Justice
Black Voices

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

A billboard that reads "Stay strong Wichita! We'll be back soon!"Stay Strong, Wichita

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

06/13/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

07/08/2020
07/10/2020
11/04/2020

Format (Dublin Core)

.jpg

Language (Dublin Core)

English

Item sets

Covid 19

Tags

anti-racism
protests
activism
BLM

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