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May 31, 2020

Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America

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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, black-and-white image of Brian Grazer participating in 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. Grazer is depicted on the right side of the image. He is facing the viewer and wearing a small white placard over his chest held in place with shoulder straps. Handwritten dark text on the front of the sign reads [BLACK / LIVES / MATTER!] with a hand drawn heart accenting the word [LIVES]. Grazer is wearing a 3M N95 respirator on his face and a striped, hooded sweatshirt. His proper right arm is held just below chest level and he is making a fist. In the background, on the left, is an out of focus, tall, male protester wearing a white cut off shirt. Behind him are additional protesters, also out of focus.

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

Catalog reference: 2021.31.6

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