Visualizing Violence

In 2002, local police in Baytown, Texas, beat and killed Luis Alfonso Torres, a Mexican contract worker and legal resident. In response, the American Civil Liberties Union partnered with the League of United Latin American Citizens to release a series of posters that connect police violence in Black and Latino communities. This poster displays a video capture of Torres’ death and asks, “How do you say Rodney King in Spanish?”[1]

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[1] “?Como se dice Rodney King en Espanol? Posters promote reform, commemorate Texas victim of police brutality.” American Civil Liberties Union. October 15, 2002. Web.