History Being Made
It’s Black History Month, and each week we’ll be exploring a different facet of black history in and around Washington Square Park. For this final week we’re taking a visual journey through the history that was made in WSP this summer when New Yorkers flocked to the Park to protest racial injustice.
“The best thing is to see two different people, from two completely different backgrounds, who probably never would have met, having a conversation. I see someone walking, minding their own business, and they get drawn in. Next thing you know this guy in a suit is talking to a dude wearing street colors and they’re really listening to each other. For me, that interaction is what we want to see. That’s how things change. That’s how we get to a better future.” – Vidal, a BLM organizer who participated in many of this summer’s protests.
