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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, color image of Kendrick Sampson 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 depicts Sampson speaking at a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles, California. Sampson, left, is depicted in profile, facing the right edge of the image. He is speaking into two silver and black microphones held in his proper right hand. His proper left hand is raised above his head with his fingers splayed. He is wearing a black, sleeveless T-shirt and a black knit cap. A black face mask with white piping around the edges is tied around his neck and resting on his collarbone. He is surrounded by large body of tightly packed protesters.

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Catalog reference: 2021.31.42

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