Object Details
user
Wilkins, Roy
referenced
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Description
Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, wore this cloth hat during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Aminda B. and Roy Wilkins
Date made
before 1963
ID Number
1980.0668.102
accession number
1980.0668
catalog number
1980.0668.102
Object Name
cap
Physical Description
cotton (overall material)
blue, yellow (overall color)
Measurements
overall: 5 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 28.575 cm
Related Publication
Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History
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Political History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
general subject association
Reform Movements
Civil Rights Movement
classified
African American History
used
African American
classified
African American History
related event
March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_516393