Printed by:

Unidentified  Search this

Used by:

Arthur J. Schmidt, American  Search this

Subject of:

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

Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911  Search this

Medium:

ink on poster board

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (54.6 × 35.9 cm)

Type:

placards (information artifacts)

Place used:

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

Date:

1968

Description:

A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "HONOR KING: END RACISM." A small Allied Printing Trades union bug is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Activism  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Race relations  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt

Object number:

2017.71.5

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification:

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition:

A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond

On View:

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fecdeb9a-2273-464a-8193-a2cb0f0f3280

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.71.5