Social History (TD7176)

Placard. 'RACISM IS A PANDEMIC TOO'/ 'SILENCE IS VIOLENCE'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7175)

Black Lives Matter protest placard, 2020. 'COLSTON MUST FALL'.

Social History (TD7177)

Placard. 'THE RACISM THAT KILLED GEORGE FLOYD WAS BORN IN BRITAIN'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7178)

Black Lives Matter protest placard, 2020. 'Black Lives Matter'. Made with bicycle packaging (cardboard).

Social History (TD7179)

Black Lives Matter cardboard placard on a green piece of string. 'Defund the police'. It had been hung over one of the dolphins on the Colston statue plinth, prior to the statue being toppled (see BLM.29).

Social History (TD7180)

Placard. 'ALLOWED: STREET PARTIES/ BEACH DAYS/ TRIPS TO DURHAM/ BUT NOT ALLOWED TO PROTEST?' Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7181)

Placard. 'ACAB / BLACK LIVES MATTER'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7182)

Placard. 'END POLICE BRUTALITY/ ANY COUNTRY BUT AMERICA WOULD BE SANCTIONED/ SOUTH AFRICA '86'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7183)

Placard. 'JUSTICE FOR GEORGE FLOYD'. Cardboard packaging with a delivery address on the back of Portishead. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7184)

Black Lives Matter protest placard, 2020. '1741 police custody deaths 0 convictions'.

Social History (TD7185)

Placard. 'ALL MOTHERS WERE SUMMONED WHEN GEORGE FLOYD CALLED OUT FOR HIS MOMMA'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7186)

Placard. 'JUSTICE FOR GEORGE AND EYAD/ BLACK LIVES MATTER' & Arabic writing. Other side: 'ABOLISH POLICE NOW'. White background, black lettering. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7187)

Placard. 'EDUCATE ENGAGE CHANGE'. White background, black lettering. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7189)

Placard. 'I'M JUST HERE TO TEST MY EYESIGHT' (a comment on the Prime Minister's Chief Advisor Dominic Cummings' trip to Barnard Castle whilst he should have been in isolation with Covid 19, according to UK government rules). Other side: 'BORIS IS A RACIST C@*!' (Refers to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.) Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7191)

Placard. 'Decolonise education systems NOW/ BLACK LIVES MATTER'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7192)

Black Lives Matter placard. 'All Human beings are the same although they may appear to be different #Sikhsforblacklives #southasians4blacklives' & 'BLACK LIVES MATTER' (double sided).

Social History (TD7193)

Wooden placard. 'NO PLACE 4 HATE' and a peace sign. Black background, red writing. Holes in wood, presumably made with the screw attached to the back of the placard. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7194)

Placard. 'Racism is a dangerous pandemic too.' Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7197)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. Made from part of a pizza box.

Social History (TD7198)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'NO JUSTICE NO PEACE'. Cardboard placard, on a black fabric hanging.

Social History (TD7199)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'Dykes against racism everywhere' (written on both sides). Footprints on one side.

Social History (TD7200)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'End police brutality' written on cardboard, with green string. Covered in egg residue (following eggs being thrown at the statue of Edward Colston in Bristol City Centre).

Social History (TD7201)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'SLAVE TRADER SCUM' written cardbaord (back shows it is an Amazon Prime packaging box). Hung on white cord. Egg residue present. Letters are pencilled, then coloured in.

Social History (TD7202)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'I WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND BUT I STAND'. Raised fist drawing. Paper on cardboard packaging from Evesham specialist packag[ing]; E.S.P. Toddington.

Social History (TD7203)

Placard. 'BLACK LIVES MATTER BRISTOL'. 'ACAB' within the lettering is written in red, whilst the other letters are black, on a white background. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7204)

Placard. 'Youthwork against racism/ Black Lives Matter'. Other side: 'CREATIVE YOUTH NETWORK/ BLACK LIVES MATTER'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7205)

Protest placard. 'Black Lives Matter' written in black on a blue background. Mounted on a wooden handle. Reverse: 'If you're racist, take a straw & suck your mum'. 2 straws. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7206)

Placard. 'BRISTOL WAS BUILT ON SLAVERY/ BLACK LIVES MATTER'. Brown tape at edges. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7207)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'Stop killing da mandem' written on cardboard, on a 'Corona Extra' beer box.

Social History (TD7208)

Placard with handle. 'BLACK LIVES MATTER'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7209)

Wooden placard on a wooden pole. 'BLM'. Collected on the morning of 8th June 2020, the day after the statue of Edward Colston was pulled down during Black Lives Matter protests in Bristol City centre. It was left at the base of the statue plinth.

Social History (TD7210)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. Heart and a raised fist images. On a wooden handle.

Social History (TD7211)

Black Lives Matter protest placard on a stick. 'Silence is compliance / Everyone vs Racism'. Sellotaped.

Social History (TD7212)

Black Lives Matter placard. 'BLM'. Green on back.

Social History (TD7213)

Black Lives Matter protest placard on canvas.

Social History (TD7214)

Black Lives Matter protest placard, 2020. 'SILENCE IS BETRAYAL / IF YOU ARE NEUTRAL IN SITUATIONS OF INJUSTICE YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE SIDE OF THE OPPRESSOR'.

Social History (TD7215)

Black Lives Matter protest placard, 2020. 'BLM means gay + trans black lives matter'.

Social History (TD7216)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'Stop gaslighting & listen #silenceisacceptance #BlackLivesMatter #Enoughisenough'. Made on packaging sent from Tadley, via DPD.

Social History (TD7217)

Black Lives Matter protest placard. 'I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept #BlackLivesMatter'. #Nojusticenopeace #RIPGeorgeFloyd'.

Social History (TD7218)

Black Lives Matter placard. '"He who accepts evil without protesting against it is really co-operating with it." Martin Luther King Jr'. Paper taped to part of an Amazon Prime packaging box.