BLM Sign

BLMPS0050

BLM Sign

A deeply-charged sign detailing the final words of George Floyd moments before his murder on May 21st 2020 while officer Derek Chauvin knelt on George's neck for over 9 minutes. His words are written on cardboard in black permanent marker, with the name "George Floyd" being written in enboldened font. On the back of the sign are the words "LOVE EQUALITY PEACE".

English

Merve

"George Floyd's Last Words

IT'S MY FACE MAN
I Didn't do nothing serious
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE I CAN'T BREATHE
PLEASE MAN
I CAN'T BREATHE
I CAN'T BREATHE
PLEASE

MAN CAN'T BREATHE
MY FACE
JUST GET UP
I CAN'T BREATHE SHIT
I WILL
I CAN'T MOVE
MAMA!
MAMA!
I CAN'T
MY KNEE
MY NUTS
I'M TRough!

I'M CLAUSTROPHOBIC
MY STOMACH HURTS
SOME WATER OR SOMETHING
PLEASE, PLEASE
I CAN'T BREATHE OFFICER
DON'T KILL ME
THEY gon' KILL ME MAN
COME ON MAN
I CANNOT BREATHE
I CANNOT BREATHE
THEY gon' KILL ME
THEY gon' KILL ME
I CAN'T BREATHE
I CAN'T BREATHE
PLEASE SIR
PLEASE
PLEASE
PLEASE I CAN'T BREATH""

LOVE EQUALITY PEACE

George Floyd, Last Words, Police Brutality, Paraphrase

L:60cm/B:44cm

Cardboard

Nelson Mandelapark (Bijlmer)

Emanuel asked Richard to archive the statement and words written on this sign due to the difficult contexts and emotions contained within it. The sign stood out from the start of the archiving process for its poignance.

Emanuel Oladokun, Richard Weaver, Basil Barrett, Camille Parker, Lieke Bremer