The first and most identifiable image of the 18th-century abolitionist movement was a kneeling African man with a banner stating “Am I Not a Man and a Brother?” below.  

It was an image commissioned by abolitionist Quakers, playing on religious symbolism to tug on the heartstrings of white folks. The kneeling black man looking feeble and in need of the graciousness of white people, underscoring the perception of black inferiority that’s continued in art and culture until even now.

The more things change the more they stay the same. Today politicians use that same prejudice of inferiority to target gun control on Black people. Throughout the United States, predominantly Black communities are targeted by White liberals for tight racist restrictions on firearms rarely pushed on others with the same draconian stringency.

All gun control is racist. 

This design flips the script. Showing the black man, broken chains, packing, and 
• 100% ring-spun cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Dark Heather is 65% polyester, 35% cotton
• 4.5 oz/y² (153 g/m²)
• Pre-shrunk
• Shoulder-to-shoulder taping
• Quarter-turned to avoid crease down the center

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