Object Details
Created by
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.), American, founded 2001
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014
Eric Garner, 1970 - 2014
Tamir Rice, 2002 - 2014
Caption
This sign was carried at Black Lives Matter protests between August and December 2014 in Washington, DC, including demonstrations for Mike Brown on August 23, 2014, Eric Garner on December 3, 2014, and Tamir Rice on December 13, 2014.
Description
A picket sign that reads [Dr. King's / Legacy... / JOBS / NOT / WAR / AnswerCoalition.org]. Text is black and red. The background at top and bottom is red, and in the center is an image or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The sign is created by stapling two identical posters back-to-back with a picket between them.
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eugene Puryear
Date
2014
Object number
2015.211.1
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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Type
picket signs
Medium
ink on paper with wood
Dimensions
H x W x D: 47 13/16 × 16 15/16 × 11/16 in. (121.5 × 43 × 1.8 cm)
Place used
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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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
Justice
Local and regional
Police brutality
Politics
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmaahc_2015.211.1