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Hira Azher posters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16576

Content Description

This collection contains four posters displayed on the Lawn by Hira Azher, an undergraduate at the University of Virginia over the fall and winter of 2020 and 2021.The posters include critiques of the University of Virginia and the police, for white supremacy upheld in these institutions informed by Azher's experiences as a Muslim woman of color. Another poster provided protest and action steps to re-examine the case of Xavier Hill, an unarmed Black... teenager, who was killed by the Viriginia State Police in January 2021. Two of the posters have been damaged ripped or torn while on display on the Lawn.

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Dates

  • Creation: 2020

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

.5 Cubic Feet (Two small flat file folders)

Language of Materials

English

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