Mobilisation without opportunity: The UK’s 2020 Black Lives Matter protests

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Figure 1. A protester in Parliament Square on 6 June shows off a hand-made sign listing the names of UK victims of police and racist violence in parallel to those in the US. Author’s photo.

Figure 2. Defaced statue in Parliament Square on 6 June, bearing the acronyms ‘BLM' and ‘ACAB'. Author’s photo.

Figure 3. A protest sign reading ‘Fuck the Government and Fuck Boris’ [Johnson], at the feet of protesters preparing to go home for the day. Author’s photo.

Figure 4. A protest sign reading ‘THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED. BLACK LIVES MATTER. THE U.K. IS NOT INNOCENT', held by a protester on a London Underground train. Author’s photo.

Figure 5. A protest sign illustrating a silhouette of a pregnant woman superimposed with a British flag. In her womb, there is a silhouette of a fetus, superimposed with an American Flag. The sign reads ‘RACIST UK BIRTHED RACIST AMERICA’.