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If you’ve been following the news closely, you probably heard about or saw pictures of the giant “Black Lives Matter” mural that was painted on Sixteenth Street in Washington D.C. a few weeks before. The 35-foot tall letters stretched over two blocks and the mural became a significant symbol of the Black Lives Matter movement almost over night. This though-provoking piece of art has even prompted D.C.’s mayor Muriel Bowser to officially rename the area “ Black Lives Matter Plaza “.

Soon after the news about the Washington D.C. mural spread, numerous other cities across the U.S. followed suite, and one by one murals began popping up on streets all over the country. From the East Coast to the West, check out all the Black Lives Matter-inspired murals in the gallery below!

It all started with the “Black Lives Matter” mural in Washington D.C.

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Charlotte, North Carolina

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Brooklyn, New York

#BlackLivesMatter in Brooklyn New York City! pic.twitter.com/BWWE0Si6Rx — @SCOOTERCASTER (FNTV) (@ScooterCasterNY) June 14, 2020

Los Angeles, California

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Seattle, Washington

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Dallas, Texas

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Rochester, New York

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Berkeley, California

A #BlackLivesMatter mural was painted on the streets of Downtown Berkeley Tuesday afternoon as a peaceful student-led protest was underway. https://t.co/LWnO3zszu8 pic.twitter.com/qcbskb59H8 — ABC7 News (@abc7newsbayarea) June 10, 2020

Sacramento, California

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Montpelier, Vermont

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Topeka, Kansas

Check this out! Big yellow letters spell out Black Lives Matter in the parking lot behind the Norseman Brewery in Topeka. This street mural mirrors the ones lining a street in Washington D.C. Video From Jared Hitchens with the Greater Topeka Partnership pic.twitter.com/K68S71Uskj — Hannah Brandt (@hannahKSNT) June 8, 2020

Denver, Colorado

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Raleigh, North Carolina

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Albany, New York

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Oakland, California

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