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Posters showing black people killed in police encounters appear in downtown Fargo

green photo.PNG — Signs showing the faces of black people who died in encounters with police appeared in downtown Fargo on Friday, June 5, ahead of an afternoon event in Island Park in response to the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in the custody of Minneapolis police. This poster of William Green was outside the Forum building at First Ave North and Fifth Street. Helmut Schmidt / The Forum

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By Helmut Schmidt

June 05, 2020 at 10:38 AM

A poster of Alberta Spruill who died after police mistakenly entered her home looking for drugs and guns is seen Friday, June 5, on the Black Building. Helmut Schmidt / The Forum

Pictured here are posters taped to plywood covering the windows of Scandesign on Broadway. Helmut Schmidt / The Forum

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Several posters are seen here on the Black Building on Broadway. Helmut Schmidt / The Forum

These posters were seen Friday, June 5, taped to the inside of the windows at Atomic Coffee on Broadway in downtown Fargo. Helmut Schmidt / The Forum

GeorgeFlloydArtDowntownFargoJune52020 — New graffiti art appeared June 5 in downtown Fargo and features names of victims of police brutality. Micheal Vosburg / Special to InForum

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