Did You Know There’s A Tiny (Secret) Trayvon Martin Monument in Boston?

Here is what it looks like:


If you weren’t paying attention, you might walk right by it, but there’s a small, secret, metal monument dedicated to Trayvon Martin sitting atop a lamppost in Jamaica Plain.

According to WBUR, Matthew Hincman, an associate professor at Massachusetts College of Art and Design, attached the small, cylindrical metal statue to a lamppost a couple weeks ago without any official permission from authorities. It’s located at the corner of Eliot and Center streets in JP’s Monument Square.

The top of the monument is flat and features a small hooded sweatshirt that appears to have been tossed on the ground. On the side of the fixture, Hincman inscribed his name and the message, “Still, 2014.”

http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/2014/06/18/did-you-know-there-tiny-secret-trayvon-martin-monument-boston/ywMVRS3ywtpeq4YMdcTYgI/story.html

Nice! Who knew?