[Orange "Black Student Responses" poster]

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Poster that was used during a student led demonstration. The sign reads "BLACK STUDENT RESPONSES" in black stencil-style letters with "NB=Accidental Non Black Response" written in marker underneath. This explains the organization of the response posters, if a poster is marked with BSR then it has Black Student Responses. The demonstration was held in order to provide a space of discussion and reflection on the Black Lives Matter movement and the incidents that inspired it.

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1 poster ; 36 x 56 cm.

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Creator: Unknown. September 21, 2016.

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This poster is part of the collection entitled: Student Demonstration Poster Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to the UNT Digital Library, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 75 times. More information about this poster can be viewed below.

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Description

Poster that was used during a student led demonstration. The sign reads "BLACK STUDENT RESPONSES" in black stencil-style letters with "NB=Accidental Non Black Response" written in marker underneath. This explains the organization of the response posters, if a poster is marked with BSR then it has Black Student Responses. The demonstration was held in order to provide a space of discussion and reflection on the Black Lives Matter movement and the incidents that inspired it.

Physical Description

1 poster ; 36 x 56 cm.

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The demonstration began after student Jazmine McGill placed six posters of her own on the exterior wall of Willis Library, more including this one were added by other students. Another demonstration was held in 2017 and those posters are included in this collection.

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  • Preferred Citation: Student Demonstration Poster Collection (U0728), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Student Demonstration Poster Collection

Posters created by students of the University of North Texas in the course of the "Willis Wall Demonstration," September 21, 2016. The posters express frustration and anger at a series of events in the news involving police brutality and violence against African Americans. The posters also express solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.

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  • September 21, 2016

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  • June 14, 2018, 7:15 a.m.

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  • June 21, 2018, 9:53 a.m.

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[Orange "Black Student Responses" poster], poster, September 21, 2016; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1164158/: accessed May 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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