BlackLivesMatter started appearing online after a white man was acquitted of killing unarmed black teenager Trayvon Martin in 2012. It has since evolved beyond a hashtag to become a worldwide movement used to unite activists and hold authorities to account.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
On display until
16 February 2031
ACMI: Gallery 1
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
P180650
Curatorial section
The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Minds → MM-04. Citizen Journalism → MM-04-C01
Object Types
2D Object
Exhibition Prop
Photographic print/Pictorial
Materials
Graphic