<I>Black Love Matters: Untitled</I>
date: label: Date
content: October 11, 2014
name: label: Photograph by
content: Zun Lee, Canadian, born 1969
label: Subject of
content: Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014
label: Subject of
content: Lesley McSpadden
label: Subject of
content: Louis Head
label: Subject of
content: Darren Seals, American, 1987 - 2016
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Woman or Women
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified Man or Men
notes: label: Caption
content: Zun Lee is an award-winning visual artist who documented a series of community portraits in Ferguson, Missouri, during October, 2014. This was a pivotal moment in the history of the Black Lives Matter movement, as Michael Brown’s death led to worldwide protests. In this photograph, Brown’s family leads a march down a major street in the city, where they later joined other protesters in front of the Ferguson Police Department. Lezley McSpadden, Michael Brown’s mother, is in the center marching hand-in-hand with her husband, Louis Head. They both wear T-shirts that read "INNOCENT BLOOD." This photograph is a statement that not only do Black Lives Matter, but Black Love Matters, as well.
label: Description
content: A digital image of protestors walking down Ferguson Avenue towards the Ferguson Police Department. Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, is in the center of the image wearing a shirt that says "INNOCENT BLOOD." She is holding hands with her husband, Louis Head. At right, in a black sweatshirt with white Nike logo with right fist raised in the air, is Darren Seals.
label: Description
content: 68.96 MB
place: label: Place depicted
content: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
title: label: Title
content: Digital image of protestors, including Lesley McSpadden, in Ferguson, Missouri
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: Black Love Matters
label: Classification
content: Photographs and Still Images
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
label: Exhibition
content: Reckoning: Protest. Defiance. Resilience.
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Zun Lee
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.52.20
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Zun Lee
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: digital
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 4000 pixels × 6000 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size: 68.96 MB