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Untitled

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, color image of a large mass of protesters 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. The image, taken from a higher perspective, is looking down at the crowd. The entire image is filled with protesters, many of whom are wearing face masks and carrying raised protest signs. In the front, left foreground are two loudspeakers wrapped with orange cords and attached to a tall, black, metal armature. In the bottom left corner of the image, there is a white protest sign with dark handwritten text that reads [ReaL SOLDiers / Fight 4 / FREEDOM!] at the center, [R.I.P / to All / murdered / by DirTY / Cops] in the top left corner, and [187 / 2 / Cops!] in the top right corner.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2021.31.38

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