Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Dr. Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr., American, 1926 - 2021  Search this

Subject of:

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963  Search this

Medium:

paint on cardboard

Dimensions:

H x W: 28 3/16 × 22 in. (71.6 × 55.9 cm)

Type:

placards (information artifacts)

Place used:

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

August 28, 1963

Description:

Cardboard placard with an off-white background and red and white lettering. Overall text reads "We demand an end to police brutality now!" In the upper portion of the placard is a large red swath of color with white text within that reads “WE/ DEMAND." Below is red lettering in a font that mimics handwritten text that reads "AN END/ TO/ POLICE/ BRUTALITY/ NOW!" All the text is centered down the middle.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Justice  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Race relations  Search this

United States History  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton

Object number:

2013.187.4

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52048ffd0-831b-47c6-91ac-e39845a7a362

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2013.187.4