Black Lives Matter Face Masks

We have two face masks used in Black Lives Matter protests during summer 2020.

One has "Black Lives Matter" written on the left side, and the other has "I Can't Breathe" written on the right side. The summer protests were sparked by the death of George Floyd, who was killed in Minnesota while being arrested for allegedly using a counterfeit bill. He was recorded as saying he was unable to breathe before he was forced to the ground, where a police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes.

The Black Lives Matter movement began with the use of the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter on social media after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Trayvon Martin 17 months earlier in February 2012. The movement became known for street demonstrations following the 2014 deaths of two African Americans.

Face masks were used by most of the protesters due to the Covid-19 pandemic.