Black Lives Matter street mural (Portland, Oregon) explained
| Black Lives Matter street mural |
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| City: | Portland, Oregon, United States |
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On June 18, 2020, Nick Lloyd painted the phrase "Black Lives Matter" in large bright yellow block letters on North Edison Street in Portland, Oregon's St. Johns neighborhood.
Description and history
Inspired by Washington, D.C.'s Black Lives Matter Plaza, the 336feet mural spanned an entire block,[1] and had "detailed historic facts about the treatment of minorities in Portland" written in smaller text within individual letters.[2] The following text appeared within the letter "B":
Written on the letter "A" was "1923 — This neighborhood is 100% White. Over 9,000 belong to the KKK. The state bans Japanese and Chinese immigrants from owning property". A statement about when voters changed the Constitution of Oregon to eliminate the original ban on Black residents (2001) was written on one of the "T" letters, and another letter displayed the text "In 1988, PDX banks make only 9 mortgage loans in the district from Irvington to Woodlawn."[2]
Lloyd did not seek permission to paint the mural, and city officials did not plan to remove the artwork, as of June 25.[1] He said of his work:
The mural was vandalized in July 2020.[3] [4]
See also
Notes and References
- News: Haskins . Devon . 'Black Lives Matter' painted in large yellow letters along street in St. Johns . September 11, 2020 . KGW . June 25, 2020 . July 21, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200721145410/https://www.kgw.com/article/news/local/protests/black-lives-matter-painted-in-large-yellow-letters-along-street-in-st-johns/283-43369bbe-588e-4dc7-b863-c0cc8f17bb09 . live .
- News: Hardgrave . Alex . Black Lives Matter mural splashes its message across N. Portland street . September 11, 2020 . . June 27, 2020 . August 22, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200822010853/https://www.oregonlive.com/news/2020/06/black-lives-matter-mural-splashes-its-message-across-n-portland-street.html . live .
- News: Black Lives Matter mural vandalized in North Portland . June 25, 2021 . KATU . July 21, 2020 . June 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626004113/https://katu.com/news/local/black-lives-matter-mural-vandalized-in-north-portland . live .
- News: KELLY . BRENNA . Black Lives Matter mural vandalized in N Portland . June 25, 2021 . KPTV . July 21, 2020 . June 26, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210626004114/https://www.kptv.com/news/black-lives-matter-mural-vandalized-in-n-portland/article_9b70f59c-cbae-11ea-9cfc-8fddb633a1e1.html . live .
