Protest Poster, "We Will Not Be Silent," 2020

01

Artifact Overview

In June 2020, Detroit-based non-profit letterpress organization Signal-Return responded to the civil unrest that followed the death of George Floyd by producing free protest posters for the community. These posters were made in solidarity with the principles behind the Black Lives Matter movement and distributed with the intent that they be carried in local protests or displayed in visible places.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Poster

Date Made

2020

Subject Date

2020

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2020.73.33

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Signal-Return Press.

Material

Cardboard
Ink

Technique

Letterpress printing

Color

Black (Color)
Brown

Dimensions

Height: 15 in
Width: 20.063 in

02

Related Content

  • Sara Trail oversees a workshop at a Memphis high school. Photo courtesy Social Justice Sewing Academy
    article

    Seamstress for Social Justice

      In 2017, at age 22, Sara Trail launched the Social Justice Sewing Academy to empower youth to advocate for social justice through textile making.