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21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Panhandle Protest

This image was taken in the summer of 2020 when there were numerous protests and rallies happening across the country. I was living in a small town in the Florida Panhandle, and heard about this BLM rally last minute. It was in a very conservative part of the state and tensions were high especially at the beginning of the event, though small groups from both sides were holding dialogues by the end of the day.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 07.2020
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: crawfordville, Florida, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Copyright: © Luke Madden