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Placard with BE MORE BALTIMORE slogan

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Printed by

    Globe Collection and Press at MICA, founded 2011

    Subject of

    Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015

    Description

    Placard of heavy cardstock bearing "BE MORE BALTIMORE" slogan. Placard is white with broad red stripe down middle, leaving white only at left and right margins. Over the red and white background is the slogan text in black block letters. On the back at top left is an orange stamp with text reading [Made in Baltimore / by your friends from Globe Collection / and Press at MICA! / @globeatmica]

    Credit Line

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

    Date

    2015

    Object number

    2015.163.1

    Restrictions & Rights

    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

    Type

    placards (information artifacts)

    Medium

    ink on paper

    Dimensions

    H x W: 13 × 20 in. (33 × 50.8 cm)

    Place collected

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera

    Movement

    Black Lives Matter

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Activism
    Communities
    Justice
    Police brutality
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 2001-

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52669fbf6-aab8-49e0-9e9d-9faca77338d3

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.163.1

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