[Two ICE Sidewalk Chalk Protest Drawings]

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Photograph of a chalk drawing written during a protest of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) mass deportations at the University of North Texas's Library Mall. The first drawing on the left is done in purple sidewalk chalk and reads, "I [heart] 'illegal' Immigration GET IN HERE GIRL!!". The second drawing is on the right and reads, "Viva La RAZA". "Viva La Raza" literally means "Long live the race," and dates back to the US Chicano Movement, where "la raza" means "the people".

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Esparza, Ely February 13, 2025.

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Photograph of a chalk drawing written during a protest of the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) mass deportations at the University of North Texas's Library Mall. The first drawing on the left is done in purple sidewalk chalk and reads, "I [heart] 'illegal'
Immigration GET IN HERE GIRL!!". The second drawing is on the right and reads, "Viva La
RAZA". "Viva La Raza" literally means "Long live the race," and dates back to the US Chicano
Movement, where "la raza" means "the people".

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1 photograph : digital, col.

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  • Preferred Citation: Anna Esparza Photography Collection (AR0933), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • February 13, 2025

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  • Feb. 13, 2025, 7:03 p.m.

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  • March 28, 2025, 2:01 p.m.

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  • 33.209757, -97.148455

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Esparza, Ely. [Two ICE Sidewalk Chalk Protest Drawings], photograph, February 13, 2025; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2415439/: accessed July 9, 2025), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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