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A digital, black-and-white image of an unidentified protester 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. The image was taken from below, looking upwards towards the speaker, who is wearing a black short sleeve T-shirt, ripped jeans, sunglasses, a black baseball-style cap, and has a small, black leather backpack strapped to their front. The protester is speaking into a microphone held in their proper right hand. Attached to the backpack is a small cardboard placard that reads [LET THE / YOUNG / PEOPLE / LEAD![underlined]] with the hashtag [#BLMLA] written vertically along the bottom left edge of the placard. In the background is the Hall of Justice and a white, multi-storied building with rows of windows.

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