Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection, 2020

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Summary

Creators:
McIver, Denise L.
Abstract:
The Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection consists of posters, notes, a flyer, and a sign that document the Black Lives Matters protests in Hollywood, California, from May to July 2020. Posters were created by multiple protestors and the materials were collected by Denise L. McIver, a research librarian at California African American Museum, during the protests.
Extent:
1.98 linear feet
Language:
English .
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Background

Scope and content:

The Denise L. McIver Black Lives Matter Protest Posters Collection consists of posters, notes, a flyer, and a sign that document the Black Lives Matters protests in Hollywood, California, from May to July 2020. Posters were created by multiple protestors and the materials were collected by Denise L. McIver, a research librarian at California African American Museum, during protests. Posters are made out of cardboard, poster paper, corrugated plastic, envelopes, and paper bags. Some posters are signed and dated. The materials refer to the killings of George Floyd, Trayvon Martin, Sandra Bland, and Breonna Taylor, racism, white privilege, and police brutality.

Collection folders are arranged alphabetically by title.

Acquisition information:
Denise L. McIver, 2023
Processing information:

Elizabeth Peattie, 2023

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Ephemera
Names:
McIver, Denise L.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research use.

Terms of access:

Copyright for unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection has been transferred to California State University, Northridge. Copyright status for other materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

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Location of this collection:
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge, CA 91330, US
Contact:
(818) 677-4594
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