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Created by:
Fair Fight Action, American, founded 2018  Search this
Manufactured by:
Royal Apparel, American, founded 1990  Search this
Subject of:
Stacey Y. Abrams, American, born 1973  Search this
Medium:
ink on cotton (textile)
Dimensions:
L x W: 26 9/16 × 32 1/2 in. (67.5 × 82.5 cm)
Type:
sweat shirts
Place collected:
Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 2017-2019
Description:
A cotton black Fair Fight Action “Fair Fight U” sweatshirt by Royal Apparel.
The crewneck sweatshirt features a large graphic design ink press in the middle of the chest. A bright purple “U” bordered in white is overlayed by “FAIR FIGHT” in white and black print with a ballet box in between the words. On the reverse of the sweatshirt in white ink press is a quote: [“I come to you as a / young person, to ask you / to use us, use the / young people of the / United States of / American to pave a road / that will last forever.” / --Stacey Abrams / Junior, Spelman College / 30th Anniversary of the / March on Washington (1993)].
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
American South  Search this
Clothing and dress  Search this
Communities  Search this
Fashion  Search this
Politics  Search this
Suffrage  Search this
U.S. History, 2001-  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Courtesy of Stacey Y. Abrams
Object number:
2021.7.2
Restrictions & Rights:
© Fair Fight Action
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Clothing-Historical
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5676ad044-1a5f-4880-b90a-5653e3974888
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2021.7.2