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Winds of Change: Documenting the BLM Protests

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Protesters pause to take a knee during a student led George Floyd march in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

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People drum and dance around a small fire at the end of a student led George Floyd march in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Winds of Change: Documenting the BLM Protests

Thousands of people took part i...sco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd protest that began at Mission High School in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd march that began at Mission High School and ended at the San Francisco hall of Justice in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

People participate in a Critica...ncisco on Friday, June 5, 2020.

People participate in a Critical Mass style solidarity ride to demand an end to police violence in San Francisco on Friday, June 5, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd protest that began at Mission High School in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

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Celine Lota and Michael Mehari embrace while participating in a Critical Mass style solidarity ride to demand an end to police violence in San Francisco on Friday, June 5, 2020.

Protesters look on as an Americ...sco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Protesters look on as an American flag burns at the end of a student led George Floyd march in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd march that began at Mission High School and ended at the San Francisco hall of Justice in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd protest that began at Mission High School in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

A man holds a “Vote&a...ncisco on Friday, June 5, 2020.

A man holds a “Vote” sign before the start of a Critical Mass style solidarity ride to demand an end to police violence in San Francisco on Friday, June 5, 2020.

People stage a protest in the T...ncisco on Friday, May 22, 2020.

People stage a protest in the Tenderloin to demand more sanitation stations and street and parking closures to allow for social distancing in San Francisco on Friday, May 22, 2020.

People participate in a Critical Mass style solidarity ride to demand an end to police violence in San Francisco on Friday, June 5, 2020.

People march in a student led G...sco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

People march in a student led George Floyd protest in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd protest that began at Mission High School in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Protesters attempt to burn an A...sco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

Protesters attempt to burn an American flag at the end of a student led George Floyd march in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

A person stands in a social dis...ncisco on Friday, May 22, 2020.

A person stands in a social distancing circle that was drawn on the street at a protest in the Tenderloin to demand more sanitation stations and street and parking closures to allow for social distancing in San Francisco on Friday, May 22, 2020.

Shavonne Allen, right, cheers a...ncisco on Friday, May 22, 2020.

Shavonne Allen, right, cheers as she and other people stage a protest in the Tenderloin to demand more sanitation stations and street and parking closures to allow for social distancing in San Francisco on Friday, May 22, 2020.

Thousands of people took part in a student led George Floyd march that began at Mission High School and ended at the San Francisco hall of Justice in San Francisco on Wednesday, June 3, 2020.

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Updated Sep 2021

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