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Placard stating "HONOR KING: END RACISM" carried in 1968 Memphis March

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Printed by

    Unidentified

    Used by

    Arthur J. Schmidt, American

    Subject of

    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911

    Description

    A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "HONOR KING: END RACISM." A small Allied Printing Trades union bug is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt

    Date

    1968

    Object number

    2017.71.5

    Restrictions & Rights

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

    Type

    placards (information artifacts)

    Medium

    ink on poster board

    Dimensions

    H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (54.6 × 35.9 cm)

    Place used

    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 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

    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
    Activism
    Civil Rights
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fecdeb9a-2273-464a-8193-a2cb0f0f3280

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2017.71.5

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