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Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Oral History

 Digital Record
Identifier: dcpl_blm_memorialfence

Dates

  • Creation: 2021-02-05

Creator

Summary

This is an individual interview of Nadine J. Seiler (1965-) for which she responds to a series of questions asking about the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence in Washington, D.C. Seiler describes her burgeoning awareness of the Black Lives Matter social movement, her political demonstration activity, and her ultimate roles and responsibilities of caretaker and curator of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. She describes the preservation and curatorial skills that developed during the defense of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence and collaboration with fellow activists and fence defenders. Seiler curates three objects from the memorial fence and discusses the future of art donated to the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence.

Language of Materials

English

Conditions Governing Use

No known restrictions.

Biographical / Historical

Nadine J. Seiler (1965-) was the caretaker and curator of the Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence. Seiler was born in Trinidad and Tobago in 1965 and moved to the United States in 1987. She is a former home organizer and current activist who began protesting at the White House in 2018. During the Black Lives Matter national protests of summer 2020, Seiler witnessed the Lafayette Square security fence installation and guided its transition to a memorial fence.

Extent

3 Files (Interview, transcript, index)

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This interview was donated to the Library in 2021.

Repository Details

Part of the The People's Archive, Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial Library Repository

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