Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911  Search this

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 21 1/2 x 14 in. (54.6 x 35.6 cm)

Type:

placards (information artifacts)

Place used:

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1968

Description:

A placard comprised of black ink on white (yellowing) card stock. Text reads [HONOR/ KING: / END/ RACISM!]. There is a small hole at the top where the placard would have been stapled to wood and carried. The back has a series of handwritten numbers on the top center edge.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Hate crimes  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2011.57.6

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f6e0de3a-c625-435a-b27a-2fd02217c372

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.57.6