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Honor King: End Racism

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    Object Details

    referenced

    King, Jr., Martin Luther

    Description

    A poster used by sanitation workers on strike in Memphis, Tennessee around 1968.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Joe Glazer

    date made

    c. 1968

    used date

    1968

    ID Number

    1987.0678.01

    accession number

    1987.0678

    catalog number

    1987.0678.01

    Object Name

    Sign, Picket
    poster, protest
    poster

    Measurements

    overall: 21 1/2 in x 14 in; 54.61 cm x 35.56 cm

    used

    United States: Tennessee, Memphis

    See more items in

    Political History: Political History
    Princeton Posters

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    general subject association

    Racism
    labor issues

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-8b99-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_539399

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