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Demonstrators interrupt legislative session by protesting police brutality outside the Tennessee Captiol in the days following the murder of George Floyd, Nashville, TN. June 7, 2020

Protestors cover the plaquard honoring Edward Carmack, opponent of Ida B. Wells who encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights, with a homemade sign in honor of Civil Rights Activist, Ida B. Wells, Nashville, TN, June 11, 2020

CJ does a kickflip in front of the tents making up the “People’s Plaza,” an autonomous zone created in front of the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, TN.

The mother of Daniel Hambrick confronts conservative lawmaker, Joey Hensley, while protestors block his car from leaving in front of the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee State Trooper Lynch stands by as demonstrators as 16 young men and women are arrested, Nashville, TN, June 23, 2020.

Counter-protestors show up on the plaza for a “Back the Badge” rally while Black Lives Matter activists lock arms to prevent them from walking to the Capiol, Nashville, TN, June 22, 2020.

Andrew Gibson is tackled and aggressively arrested after being allegedly pushing an officer. After the arrest, he was taken to the hospital for knee injuries.

Activist, Justin Jones, holds the identification card issued to him the night before in Davidson County Detention Center that incorrectly lists his ethnicity as white, Nashville, TN, July 8, 2020.

Rev. Venita Lewis comforts Niyatii Sharan during a media event where fellow activists recount stories of their arrests from the previous night, Nashville, TN, July 8, 2020.

After almost a month of camping outside the capitol, exhausted protestors fall asleep in the Tennessee Towers while they await a vote from the Tennessee Capitol Committee on whether or not to relocate the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tenn

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Fredrick Weathersby plays trumpet during a celebration held at the plaza in honor of the lives of C.T. Vivian and John Lewis, Nashville, TN, July 19, 2020.

Tennessee Legislators call a special session in response to the People’s Plaza protestors and pass a law that makes “camping” on Capitol grounds a felony resulting in the loss of voting rights. In protest of the decision, 14 activists handcuff thems

In response to the People’s Plaza protestors, legislators called a special session where they passed a bill making “camping” outside the Tennessee Capitol a felony charge that could result in the loss of voting rights. The next day, the only sign of

Demonstrators interrupt legislative session by protesting police brutality outside the Tennessee Captiol in the days following the murder of George Floyd, Nashville, TN. June 7, 2020

Protestors cover the plaquard honoring Edward Carmack, opponent of Ida B. Wells who encouraged retaliation for her support of the civil rights, with a homemade sign in honor of Civil Rights Activist, Ida B. Wells, Nashville, TN, June 11, 2020

CJ does a kickflip in front of the tents making up the “People’s Plaza,” an autonomous zone created in front of the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, TN.

The mother of Daniel Hambrick confronts conservative lawmaker, Joey Hensley, while protestors block his car from leaving in front of the Tennessee Capitol in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tennessee State Trooper Lynch stands by as demonstrators as 16 young men and women are arrested, Nashville, TN, June 23, 2020.

Counter-protestors show up on the plaza for a “Back the Badge” rally while Black Lives Matter activists lock arms to prevent them from walking to the Capiol, Nashville, TN, June 22, 2020.

Andrew Gibson is tackled and aggressively arrested after being allegedly pushing an officer. After the arrest, he was taken to the hospital for knee injuries.

Activist, Justin Jones, holds the identification card issued to him the night before in Davidson County Detention Center that incorrectly lists his ethnicity as white, Nashville, TN, July 8, 2020.

Rev. Venita Lewis comforts Niyatii Sharan during a media event where fellow activists recount stories of their arrests from the previous night, Nashville, TN, July 8, 2020.

After almost a month of camping outside the capitol, exhausted protestors fall asleep in the Tennessee Towers while they await a vote from the Tennessee Capitol Committee on whether or not to relocate the bust of Nathan Bedford Forrest from the Tenn

Screen Shot 2021-01-26 at 4.48.21 PM.png

Fredrick Weathersby plays trumpet during a celebration held at the plaza in honor of the lives of C.T. Vivian and John Lewis, Nashville, TN, July 19, 2020.

Tennessee Legislators call a special session in response to the People’s Plaza protestors and pass a law that makes “camping” on Capitol grounds a felony resulting in the loss of voting rights. In protest of the decision, 14 activists handcuff thems

In response to the People’s Plaza protestors, legislators called a special session where they passed a bill making “camping” outside the Tennessee Capitol a felony charge that could result in the loss of voting rights. The next day, the only sign of

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