Hennepin County Government Center: National Guard Sign
Taken March 2021
A sign posted on a chain-link fence surrounding the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis reads "Bringing in the National Guard. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?" The poster includes a photograph from the Kent State shootings on May 4, 1970, where the Ohio National Guard fired on unarmed students during a protest. This juxtaposition of historical imagery with the contemporary presence of the National Guard in Minneapolis, likely during the protests following the murder of George Floyd, serves as a pointed commentary on the potential for state-sanctioned violence. The inclusion of flowers suggests a memorial or a somber reflection on the events.
Taken March 2021
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