This political protest art was created in response to the fatal shooting of Walter Scott by a police officer. A banner with the same style from 1920 to 1938 read “A Man was Lynched Yesterday” and was placed in order to confront nearby residents with the regularity of murders. Dread placed it up again because he believed that the banner was still necessary in present day, as he thought the police were playing the role of lynching. They were killing suspects without confirming their guilt and didn’t take necessary actions that resulted in some of them dying when it could’ve been easily prevented. Today, this piece of art resonates with the corrupt officers that abuse their powers and only look at their own benefit.

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