Photo of the Month: Unshakable Dignity
Things are getting very dicey in Baton Rouge again tonight, and here’s a tremendously moving photo that captures the essence of the situation: a lone protester in a summer dress standing up to police in riot gear with quiet, unshakable dignity. It’s one of those iconic images that captures the essence of a national issue; kudos to Jonathan Bachman for being in the right place at the right time.
Meanwhile, this is how it’s going tonight:
There’s a guy pointing a gun at those of us who are standing peacefully on the sidewalk pic.twitter.com/0SdgxKJeVB
— Kaitlin Marone 2016 (@immerspaetlin) July 11, 2016
Look whats happening in Baton Rouge RNNoJusticeNoPeace #AltonSterling #BlackLivesMatter #BatonRouge pic.twitter.com/0wz54B0JqI
— liz (@lizzkatherine_) July 10, 2016
Swat car literally pushing crowd back pic.twitter.com/Z4GM5lEJpU
— Rebekah Allen (@rebekahallen) July 10, 2016
This is why #Louisiana is one of the poorest States in US. #BatonRouge #Ferguson #Boycott #AltonSterlingpic.twitter.com/284bBh17Jb
— Jayron (@Jayron26) July 11, 2016