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'Racism is a pandemic too' placard
2020, Placard
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White square placard with black text which reads 'Racism is a pandemic too'
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This protest march took place in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. The letters ‘ACAB’ and numbers ‘1312’ stands for ‘all cops are bastards’ – a response to the police brutality witnessed in the United States which was the catalyst for the Black Lives Matter marches and protests in 2020.
Date
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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