Poster, "I Am A Man"

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Object Details

Description

The “I Am A Man” poster was originally designed for the Memphis Sanitation Workers Strike. This poster was used during the Poor People’s Campaign in Washington, D.C., during summer 1968.

ID Number

PL.279881.22

accession number

279881

catalog number

279881.22

Object Name

poster

Physical Description

paper (overall material)

white, red (overall color)

Measurements

overall: 28 in x 22 in; 71.12 cm x 55.88 cm

referenced

United States: Tennessee, Memphis

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Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection

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Exhibition

American Democracy

Exhibition Location

National Museum of American History

Data Source

National Museum of American History

general subject association

civil rights

used

Protest

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ae-1539-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record ID

nmah_1461248