Anabelle Lozano
Hulton Archive/Getty Images "Give Peace a Chance"
1980
This photo is one that captures part of a vigil held in New York in December of 1980. The vigil was held in honor of John Lennon after he had been shot by a fan in his home. I felt that this picture is one that I could connect to because of the events that have been happening in our country so far this year, and especially this past Saturday. On December 14th, 1980, during the largest vigil for John Lennon in Central Park, people made and held up signs and gathered in silence for peace. They were silent for 10 minutes, per Yoko Ono's request, to honor the fallen star. This silence included radio broadcasts that halted their shows for those 10 minutes. This vigil reminds me of the March for Our Lives event that took place around the country Saturday, March 24, 2018. People marched, they held signs, they spoke out for there to be peace in America. I think that this picture specifically spoke out to me because the subject of the photo is holding a sign that asks "Why?" A question that could not be answered then. And a question that really cannot be answered now, 39 years later.
