- Photograph by
- Oliver, Tommy, American, born 1984
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Floyd, George Perry Jr., American, 1973 - 2020
- Date
- June 14, 2020
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4480 pixels × 6720 pixels
- File size: 172.3 MB
- Caption
- Photographer Tommy Oliver is an award-winning producer and cinematographer in television and film. Best known for his 2020 documentary 40 Years a Prisoner on HBO, his docuseries Black Love (2017–2020) on OWN, and his feature film The Perfect Guy (2015), Oliver challenges audiences to question their assumptions about race, gender, and family. The film Kinyarwanda (2011), which Oliver co-produced, weaves together narratives of resilience during the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. It won the Sundance Film Festival’s award for World Cinema Drama and was recognized as one of the top 10 films of 2011. This photograph is part of a broader portfolio of images taken during Black Lives Matter rallies in Los Angeles between May 31 and June 14, 2020.
- Description
- A digital, color image of a protest sign used during the All Black Lives Matter march in Hollywood, California. The image was taken by Tommy Oliver during the protests that followed the death of George Floyd. The image depicts a protest sign held up by a single hand. The sign is constructed from corrugated cardboard and has a rectangular, rainbow painted piece of paper attached to the front of the sign with clear tape. Black, hand-painted text on the paper reads [ONLY LOVE / CAN DRIVE / OUT HATE / -MLK]. In the top left corner of the sign is a blue sticker with white and red text that reads [THE / SYSTEM / HAS NO FUTURE / FOR THE YOUTH… / THE / REVOLUTION / DOES]. In the background, are the branches of a blurred leafy tree and a blue sky.
- Place captured
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Justice
- LGBTQ
- Photography
- Police brutality
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Tommy and Codie Oliver
- Object number
- 2021.31.71
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Tommy Oliver
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




