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Created by:
Peoples Power Assemblies, American  Search this
Subject of:
Darren Wilson, American, born 1986  Search this
Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper, tape and metal
Dimensions:
H x W: 22 × 17 1/2 in. (55.9 × 44.5 cm)
Type:
placards (information artifacts)
Place used:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Date:
April 2015
Description:
This protest poster demands that Darren Wilson be jailed for the murder of Michael Brown. The poster is made of yellow pieces of paper taped together in the center and stappled to a white poster board.The text is printed in black and reads [Jail / DARREN / WILSON / 4 MURDER / People's Power / Assembly / www.peoplespowerassembly.org / 443-221-3775]. There is a black boarder around the People's Power Assembly's information. The back of the poster is blank.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Justice  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Police brutality  Search this
Politics  Search this
Race relations  Search this
Resistance  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Violence  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black
Object number:
2016.59.2
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/fd51aa06831-ff36-4eac-b8e5-6572407163e1
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.59.2