Heartbreaking images capture a Chicago mother sobbing as she shows her seven-month-old son all of the Black Lives Matter protesters fighting 'for his future'

A mother was caught on camera weeping at a Black Lives Matter protest in Chicago while showing her seven-month-old son all of the people who had gathered to fight 'for his future'. 

The heart-rending moment was captured by photographer Amber Marie Green, who caught sight of Chicago mother D'Asia Hervey, 24, sitting in the back of a car at the peaceful march last Saturday with her baby son Matthew perched in her lap. 

In the photos, Hervey can be seen sobbing uncontrollably while pointing out the protesters to her young son, with the proud mom later revealing that it was the sight of so many different people gathered at the march that left her in tears. 

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Thought-provoking: Mother-of-one D'Asia Hervey was pictured in tears while showing her seven-month-old son a protest in Chicago last weekend

'There wasn’t just one group, it was everyone,' she told the Chicago Tribune. 'And that’s why I was crying.'

Hervey admitted that she was initially hesitant to take her son to the protests, explaining that she was concerned for his safety. 

However her own mom, Stephanie Woodall-Wilson, urged her to attend, telling Hervey that she wanted her to see why she'd been so worried about her children over the years. 

'I wanted her to understand why I’d been so paranoid and worried, from teenagers to young adults,' she said of the fear she experienced while raising Hervey and her three brothers. 

'I really was paranoid, and I really was worried all the time, and I still am.'

And, as it turns out, the moment couldn't have been more impactful or empowering for Hervey, who reveals that she told her young son to look out of the car window at all of the people were 'were there for his future'. 

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Emotional: D'Asia, 24, revealed that she was overcome with emotion after seeing how many people had turned out to march for her son's future 

After witnessing the incredible scenes at the peaceful rally in downtown Chicago, Hervey and her mother decided to join the hoards of people protesting against police brutality and racial injustice in the wake of the tragic death of Minneapolis man George Floyd, who died while in police custody on May 25. 

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Memorable: The heart-rending images were captured by photographer Amber Marie Green

The mother and daughter walked for hours, with Hervey carrying baby Matthew in her arms as she marched through the streets of Chicago. 

She revealed to the Chicago Tribune that she spent much of the time thinking about all of the mothers who have lost children. 

In a heartwarming twist of fate, the photographer who snapped the images of Hervey and her son has become an important figure in their lives in the days since the protest. 

37-year-old Green, who took the photos, attended the protests with her own son, Quentin Crockett, and she said that, as a fellow mother, she knew immediately when she saw Hervey crying what her tears meant. 

So when Green's images of Hervey went viral online and the two were connected, they formed an instant bond, with the photographer describing their friendship as a 'big sister, little sister type of relationship'. 

Green has even helped Hervey, her son, and her mother to find a place to stay in a local hotel, after discovering that the family didn't have anywhere permanent to live.