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In April 2020, during the early days of the COVID pandemic
lockdowns, photographer Mel D. Cole started driving around New York
City documenting the streets. This almost therapeutic exercise
became a call to action upon the murder of George Floyd, and Cole
dedicated the rest of 2020 to photographing the Black Lives Matter
protests that swept the country. In addition to canvassing the
action in New York City, Cole traveled to cover protests in
Washington, DC, and Richmond, Virginia. The body of work he has
produced from that electrifying summer is a powerful outpouring of
the hurt, outrage, and courage of people compelled to take action
following the brutal death of George Floyd. Inspired by the
black-and-white documentary tradition of the 1960s, Cole seeks to
create what he calls "a collective memory" that continues the
legacy of the civil rights movement. That historical through-line
is a bitter reminder of the oppression and resistance that
continues today. Cole has said, "Shooting the Black Lives Matter
movement is the most important work of my entire life. It meant the
world to me to document and do this service. This is what I have,
this is what I can bring to the table, and it's my eye, my platform
to tell the stories."
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