Molly Peters

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Election 2020: 11/7, Los Angeles

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Biography: Molly Peters is a photographer and visual storyteller based in Tucson, AZ. She was born and raised on Martha’s Vineyard and has lived in Rome, Boston, New York, and Los Angeles. Molly completed a BA in Photography and Italian Studies at Bard... MORE

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Children lead the march in Downtown Los Angeles after Joe Biden was announced as the winner of the 2020 election.

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Celebrations near City Hall in Los Angeles after Joe Biden was announced as the winner of the 2020 election.

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A sign language interpreter signs during a chant: "We have nothing to lose but our chains."

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A demonstrator brought a piñata Trump head which was set on fire in front of City Hall.

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Drinking champagne in the streets to celebrate Joe Biden's presidential win.

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Vanessa and a friend made this dove for the Women's March in 2017, adding the Black Lives Matter banner this past summer. She brought it out to celebrate after the 2020 election results were announced.

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Celebrations in Downtown Los Angeles after Joe Biden was announced as the winner of the 2020 election.

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Political signs are affixed to a wall on the street in Los Angeles.

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A demonstrator wrapped in an upside-down American flag rests outside a boarded up business. Many storefronts across the city were boarded up prior to the election, in anticipation of civil unrest.

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Election 2020: 11/7, Los Angeles

Copyright Molly Peters 2024

Updated Nov 2020

Location Los Angeles

Topics Activism, Celebrations, Community, Documentary, Editorial, Elections, Essays, Freedom, Historical, Hope, Pandemics, Photography, Photojournalism, Street

On November 7, 2020, American news organizations announced that Joe Biden had officially won the presidential election, with Kamala Harris as Vice President Elect. Immediately, people all over the country and the world took to the streets to hail the end of Donald Trump's tenure. Despite the ongoing pandemic, cowntown Los Angeles was no exception, as people danced, drank champagne, and marched through the streets for hours in celebration.

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