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Black Lives Matter Street Murals Stand as an Enduring Reminder of Protests Against Racism
- In 2020, nationwide protests took place in response to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, inspiring communities across the country to commission Black Lives Matter murals painted on city streets.
- These murals emerged as acts of solidarity prompted by unprecedented multiracial mass rallies demanding reckoning on police brutality and systemic racism.
- Murals ranged from a 35-foot-tall display one block from the White House, ordered removed in March 2025, to block-long artworks in Kansas City and a 9,000-square-foot mural in East Orange.
- Urban Art Mapping reports that a substantial number of Black Lives Matter murals still exist, though some have been removed, damaged, or defaced by protesters, while others continue to be preserved through private funding and regular upkeep.
- The murals represent shared cultural and political purposes within communities, inspiring millions and reflecting ongoing struggles, even as some notable murals, like Washington D.C.'s BLM Plaza, have been dismantled.
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INTERACTIVE M Black Lives Matter murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched.
Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched.
Black Lives Matter street murals stand as an enduring reminder of protests against racism - Seymour Tribune
In 2020, after a summer of protests rocked U.S. cities, the words “Black Lives Matter” went from the rallying cry of racial justice demonstrators to words lining the very roads along which they marched. After the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, towns and cities nationwide commissioned artists to paint BLM street murals in solidarity with the reckoning on police brutality and racism prompted by the unprecedented, multira…
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