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Violently Peaceful: Unpacking Portrayals Of Black Lives Matter Protests, Cynthia Tuzo
Violently Peaceful: Unpacking Portrayals Of Black Lives Matter Protests, Cynthia Tuzo
Honors College Theses
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is an international activist organization that aims to fight racial inequality and injustice in America. During the summer of 2020, many American citizens utilized their First Amendment right to protest against the killings of unarmed Black people in association with the BLM movement. BLM emphasized the use of nonviolent tactics to fight injustice. Contrary to their emphasis, the protests associated with BLM were portrayed as both violent and peaceful depending on the political beliefs of the reporter. In my research, I consider what it means for a protest to be peaceful and whether the Black Lives …