In a Season of Protests, Some Stand Alone
Amid the mass demonstrations that erupted in several U.S. cities over racial justice, scores of solo protesters have also taken to the streets.
The power of one: Though often overshadowed by mass rallies, solo protests speak their own compelling language.
Photographer: Steffi Loos/Getty Images EuropeIn July, 13-year-old Kailyn Jordan stood alone outside her neighbor’s home in Shoreline, Washington, a suburb of Seattle, with a sign that read, “Am I next?”
Days before, Jordan, who is Black, had noticed a “Blue Lives Matter” flag hanging from her neighbor’s home. She says that the sign — a statement of support for law enforcement often deployed as a racially divisive response to the Black Lives Matter movement — made her afraid to hang out outside her home during summer break. So Jordan embarked on a lone act of protest, standing in the street outside the woman’s home with her own homemade sign.