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Created by:
Socialist Alternative, American, founded 1986  Search this
Subject of:
Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 19 × 13 in. (48.3 × 33 cm)
Type:
placards (information artifacts)
Place collected:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Date:
2015
Description:
A placard, white with read ink creating text and image in the negative, that reads [RAISE THE / MINIMUM WAGE] at top left and [15 / NOW / .ORG] at bottom right. At bottom left is a depiction of a man in a hat with his fist raised in the air. There are no marks or text on the back.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Communities  Search this
Justice  Search this
Labor  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Race relations  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.163.2
Restrictions & Rights:
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement:
Black Lives Matter
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57758ac16-d74e-4e47-ba14-23e9cb0fabcd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.163.2