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June 3, 2020

Downtown LA, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

A digital, black-and-white image of Anthony Anderson speaking at a Black Lives Matter - Los Angeles protest against District Attorney Jackie Lacey in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. Anderson is turned slightly towards the left side of the image and is shown from the chest up. He is speaking into a microphone in his proper right hand. He is also gesturing, with his proper left hand which is held out in front of him at chest level. He is wearing a black T-shirt with white text over the chest that reads [[I] AM / [M]Y ANCESTORS / [---?]T DREAMS]. He is also wearing a black baseball-style cap with white text on the front that reads [--?]PTON] / [---?]rillas] and a black wristwatch on his proper left wrist.

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Catalog reference: 2021.31.28

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