<I>The People's Uprising, Justice for Breonna Taylor, protesting the decision by the Kentucky grand jury to indict former officers in connection to the shooting death of Breonna Taylor, Atlanta, GA.</I>
date: label: Date
content: 2020
name: label: Photograph by
content: Sheila Pree Bright, American, born 1967
label: Subject of
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Breonna Taylor, American, 1993 - 2020
label: Subject of
content: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: The People's Uprising, American
notes: label: Caption
content: Sheila Pree Bright’s images often feature women, as in this image of a woman wearing a “TRAYVON” sweatshirt while holding a sign that reads “BREONNA TAYLOR’S LIFE MATTERED.” Bright celebrates the central role that women historically have played in organizing protests and leading demands for social change. At a Breonna Taylor protest, Bright recalls, “, I felt the trauma within the women's voices when they spoke; it was very emotional, fierce, and sobering.”
label: Description
content: A digital, black-and-white image of an unidentified protester holding a sign at a Black Lives Matter protest organized by The People's Uprising in Atlanta, Georgia, following the decision by the Kentucky grand jury that one officer would be charged in the Breonna Taylor case for shooting into a neighboring apartment, and that there would be no charges for any officers directly related to Taylor's death. The image depicts a close-up of the protester’s torso and the small sign is held in front of them just below chest level. They are wearing a medium tone sweatshirt with front pockets and with centered dark text printed over the chest that reads [TRAYVON]. The protester has their proper left hand in their sweatshirt pocket and is cradling the bottom of their sign with their proper right hand. The protest sign is plain white with large, black marker text on the front that reads [BREONNA / TAYLOR’S / LIFE MATTERED.]. In the background on the left, is the sidewalk of a city street. In the background on the right, are a partially visible group of protesters.
place: label: Place captured
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Photography
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Portfolio/Series
content: #1960Now
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 Sheila Pree Bright
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.56.3
objectType: label: Type
content: digital images
label: Type
content: digital media - born digital
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Sheila Pree Bright
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: 9000 pixels × 6006 pixels
label: Dimensions
content: File size (Total): 453.29 MB