Created by:

Unidentified  Search this

Subject of:

Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015  Search this

Medium:

ink on paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 17 1/2 × 22 1/2 in. (44.5 × 57.2 cm)

Type:

placards (information artifacts)

Place used:

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date:

April 2015

Description:

This protest poster demands that kindness be given a chance and demands justice for Freddie Gray. The placard is white and reads [Give Kindness A Chance] in alternating blue and red letters. There are peace signs in each corner; the top left is red and blue, the top right is red, the bottom left is red and the bottom right is blue. The other side of the placard reads [Give Me Justice for Freddie Gray!!].

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Justice  Search this

Local and regional  Search this

Police brutality  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Resistance  Search this

U.S. History, 2001-  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black

Object number:

2016.59.1

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd505de1935-3797-4b1b-af16-a85b13f5ae37

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.59.1