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sign, demonstration

Catalog Number
2022.17.6
Description
Demonstration sign, black background with white lettering on foam core.  At the top of the sign, in purple letters, is the following:"#Say Her Name".  Beneath this, in white, is a list of names.

AIYANA STANLEY-JONES (2002-2010), a 7 year-old girl from Detroit, MI.;
BREONNA TAYLOR (1993-2020), born in Grand Rapids, MI, a 26 year-old EMT from Louisville, Kentucky;
SANDRA BLAND (1987-2015), a 28 year-old with a degree in agriculture from Waller Co., Texas;
ATATIANA JEFFERSON (1990-2019), a 28 year-old pre-med grad from Fort Worth, Texas ;
PAMELA TURNER (1975-2019), a 44 year-old former hospital unit coordinator from Baytown, Texas;
KORRYN GAINES (1992-2016), a 23 year-old hairstylist and mother of one from Baltimore, Maryland.;
YVETTE SMITH (1966-2014), a 47 year-old mother of three from Bastrop County, Texas;
MIRIAM CAREY (1979-2013), a 34 year-old former dental hygienist from Stamford, Connecticut;
DARNISHA HARRIS (1995-2012), a 17 year-old from Breaux Bridge, Louisiana.;
MALISSA WILLIAMS (1982-2012), a 30 year-old from Cleveland, Ohio.;
SHANTEL DAVIS (1989-2012), a 23 year-old from New York City, New York.;
REKIA BOYD (1989-2012), a 22 year-old from Chicago, Illinois.;
TYISHA MILLER (1979-1998), a 19 year-old from Rubidoux, California.;
KATHRYN JOHNSTON (1914-2006), a 92 year-old from Atlanta, Georgia;
TARIKA WILSON (1981-2008), a 26 year old mother of 6 from Lima, Ohio.;
KENDRA JAMES (1981-2003), 21 year old mother of two from Portland, Oregon.
History
This demonstration sign was made by Holland, MI resident Betsy Jackson. The sign was used in the three marches held in 2020. On May 30, 2020 a march was held in Holland, MI by City Hall and Centennial Park. On June 14, 2020 a march was held in Saugatuck/Douglas. And, on July 10, 2020 a kid's march was held in Holland, MI at Centennial Park. The marches were held in response to the death of George Floyd.
Gift of
Betsy Jackson