Handbill for Martin Luther King, Jr. Mass Memorial

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Object Details

Created by

Peace and Freedom Party, American, founded 1967

Subject of

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

Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989

Photograph by

Blair Stapp

Description

A handbill announcing a Mass Memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. The announcement features images of Martin Luther King, Jr and Huey P. Newton at the top. Text below gives information about the event and demands made by the activist group.

Credit Line

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

Date

April 1968

Object number

2011.127

Restrictions & Rights

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Type

handbills

Medium

lithographic ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)

Place used

San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

Black Power (Black Pride)

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Justice

Political organizations

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566ecb56e-169f-40ed-9a90-9e239222300c

Record ID

nmaahc_2011.127