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A digital, color image of a line of police officers at a Black Lives Matter protest on Ocean Avenue, Santa Monica, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The eight police officers are standing with their backs to the viewer, facing the protesters, forming a line across the street. Behind the officers are three motorcycles. Most of the officers are depicted wearing navy blue uniforms and black police protective equipment: riot helmets with face visors and tactical vests. The officer at the center is wearing a white motorcycle helmet and has a black backpack strapped to his back with illegible white text at the top and the numbers [3641 3641] printed in white text below. Some of the police officers have white text on the back of their vests that reads [POLICE].

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