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User:
Wallace, Jr., William Darrell  Search this
Physical Description:
fabric, cotton (overall material)
Measurements:
overall, mounted: 28 in x 24 1/2 in x 10 in; 71.12 cm x 62.23 cm x 25.4 cm
overall: 28 1/4 in x 18 in; 71.755 cm x 45.72 cm
Object Name:
t-shirt, auto racing
t-shirt
Date made:
2020
Description (Brief):
Black, short sleeve Black Lives Matter t-shirt worn by NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at the Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway and then at the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. This was worn after the Ahmaud Arbery incident and according to Wallace, "as a response to the continued quest for racial equality and the eradication of social injustices."
Location:
Currently not on view
Name of sport:
auto racing  Search this
Level of sport:
Professional  Search this
Web subject:
African American  Search this
Credit Line:
Darrell Wallace Jr.
ID Number:
2020.0089.01
Accession number:
2020.0089
Catalog number:
2020.0089.01
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Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
Sports & Leisure
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4ba885151-fdcc-3449-e053-15f76fa0fb0b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_1998819