This assignment/ collection is based on:

An Analysis of the Iconic Images
from the Black Lives Matter Movement
Caroline Brehman
Communication Design
Elon University
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in
an undergraduate senior capstone course in communications

Abstract
In the midst of the national conversation surrounding the injustices faced by the black community, a wave of imagery documenting the Black Lives Matter movement has populated the media. This research sought to discover what elements raise a photograph to iconic status through the exploration of the images that have emerged from the Black Lives Matter movement. A qualitative two-part content analysis was used to examine the rhetorical power of a sample of five iconic images from the movement. It was found that the photographs in this sample were iconic because they served as more than mere documentation. Rather, they reshaped society’s collective memories to construct a new narrative about American policies, society, and identity.