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The Statue Of Robert E Lee And George Floyd

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The image is a picture of the Robert E Lee statue located in Richmond, Virginia. The statue is used to represent part of the Civil War and is part of American history. The image shows the graffiti and art that covered it during the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement. This image represents the state America is in during the BLM movement. Viewers can see audience members sitting on the right side of the statue. The statue is in a park which is very visual and populated with many people throughout the day so many people would have seen the statue. Within the graffiti, you can see pictured George Floyd who is an influential figure. In the image, the artist portrays the message of Black Lives Matter and the injustice of many African Americans by …show more content…

Robert E Lee was a general for the Confederates during the Civil War. George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota which lit a fire to the Black Lives Matter Movement. Both of these figures are known for opposite reasons. Lee was known for trying to keep slavery and oppression in a way while George Floyd was known for being oppressed. Because of this, there is a relationship between them. Americans now put a point across that George Floyd should be known around the world and especially throughout the country so that oppression, injustices, and police brutality towards African Americans. could be put to an end. The relationship between Lee and Floyd builds credibility in this image because it represents or symbolizes how America has changed since the Civil War and how it is a different time where in theory Americans should progress instead of regress. This image is also credible because the angle the photo was taken allows the viewer to feel like they are at the scene at the time everything happened because the statue was destroyed in September of …show more content…

For a long time and now America is still divided and not United. There is an emotional appeal or pathos this image sparks. George Floyd is pictured on the statue. George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis, Minnesota which kick-started the Black Lives Matter movement and also all the protests happening around the country. Robert E Lee in this photo also makes Americans think of their past history of slavery, injustice, and oppression. Lee was a Confederate General during the Civil War. He fought for all of the slavery, Injustice, and oppression going on in America at that time. Many Americans already felt as if the statue was outdated and should be taken down. A common argument was that the Nazis took their statues and murals down later on in their history. That being said during the Black Lives Matter movement it was powerful to put graffiti on the statue. The statue became a beacon of hope in a way. It stood for a new age in America and a powerful way of protesting and getting their point across. That being said I believe that the visual elements of this image symbolize hope for many Americans. The colors give off a vibe of strength. The blue is bright insisting that they were not scared and are ready to fight for what is right. Although the orange in the sky can be seen as dreary I believe that it symbolizes the long road that is still ahead in

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