A multimedia digital collage layered over a background of red and white horizontal stripes. In the center, a large circular cutout displays a black-and-white photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaking into microphones. To the left, a historical poster with the headline "PUBLIC SALE OF VALUABLE SLAVES!" sits above a black-and-white photograph of a storefront with signs reading "SOLD," "GROCERY," and "I AM AN AMERICAN" next to a vintage car. To the right, a vertical panel shows a black-and-white photograph of a person holding a placard that reads "SILENCE=DEATH" below a triangle symbol.

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