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Sign with "Destroy All Monsters" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest

August 12, 2017

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A handmade protest sign by Justin McBrien used during the Charlottesville, Virginia counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017. The sign is constructed from two (2) pieces of foamcore held together with six (6) black, blue, and red binder clips with the slogans "Destroy All Monsters" on the front, and "Alt Right=Capitalist PAWNS" on the back. The front of the sign is dominated by a hand painted graphic of a black power fist. The fist is red and is outlined with black, peach, dark pink, blue, yellow, and black. The fist is accented with orange marks around the fist. Painted below in red and black is the text [DESTROY ALL MONSTERS] with each word underlined.

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Catalog reference: 2018.42.1

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