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Black Lives Matter: Rest In Power

Included in this guide are print and online resources relevant to the further study of issues surrounding the #blacklivesmatter movement

"A variation on rest in peace, rest in power is used, especially in Black and LGBTQ communities, to commemorate a person whose death is considered unjust or wrongful. In this way, rest in power is a call to continue the struggle for social justice and as a show of solidarity." ~Dictionary.com 
https://www.dictionary.com/e/politics/rest-in-power/

George Floyd

George Floyd; photo from The New York Times.

Ahmaud Arbery

Ahmaud Arbery; photo by Marcus Arbery via USA Today.

Breonna Taylor

Breonna Taylor; photo by the Taylor Family via Agence France-Presse.

Rayshard Brooks

Rayshard Brooks; photo from The Wall Street Journal.

Michael Brown

Michael Brown; photo by NBC News.

Botham Jean

Botham Jean; photo from Jeff Montgomery/Harding University/AP.

Eric Garner

Eric Garner; photo from Michael McCoy/Reuters.

Atatiana Jefferson

Atatiana Jefferson; photo from CNN.

Alton Sterling

Alton Sterling; photo from Facebook/New York Daily News.

Philando Castile

Philando Castile; photo from CBS Minnesota.

Tamir Rice

Tamir Rice; photo by The New York Times.

Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin; photo by The Orlando Sentinel.

Sandra Bland

Sandra Bland; photo by The Chicago Tribune

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