Flag depicting Martin Luther King Jr.

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Object Details

Manufactured by

Unidentified

Subject of

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

Description

A small paper flag attached to a narrow, wood dowel. The flag features a graphic of Martin Luther King Jr. King is seen from the torso up, with a black suit and striped tie. Printed in a circle shape around King's head is black that reads [Martin Luther / King Jr. / 1929-1968, Nobel / Peace Prize]. The image and text is on both sides of the flag.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Date

ca. 1970

Object number

2012.159.15

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Type

flags

Medium

paper, wood, ink, pressure-sensitive tape

Dimensions

9 x 4 3/4 x 3/16 in. (22.9 x 12.1 x 0.5 cm)

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

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

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Social reform

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53e75cbfe-0a50-4c9c-bf79-4701235002f6

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.159.15