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Placard on a pole reads 'No one is born blue'
2020, Placard
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Placard on a pole reads 'No one is born blue'
Placard on a pole reads 'No one is born blue'
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Placard on a pole reads 'No one is born blue'
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'Blue' is a reference to the police uniform mainly worn by the US police force. The sign is to say that to be Police is a professional choice, and that the blue uniform can be removed at the end of the day. However, a black or brown person cannot not change their skin colour, and does not have the choice but to live their experience in that body. FTP, meaning fuck the police, is written in smaller letters in the top right hand corner in red.
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2020
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Placard
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The People's Story
This placard was collected by Museums & Galleries Edinburgh following the Black Lives Matter protest held in Holyrood Park on Sunday 7th June 2020. It is part of a wider collection of placards, banners and signs from the protest, expressing solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.
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