Smartphone witnessing becomes synonymous with Black patriotism after George Floyd's death
- Written by Allissa V. Richardson, Assistant Professor of Journalism, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
Protesters against racist police violence encounter police in Washington, D.C., on May 31.Mandel Ngan/AFP via Getty ImagesA flashbulb emits a high-pitched hum. A photograph of the legendary 19th-century abolitionist and newspaperman Frederick Douglass fades in on-screen.
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