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Shoes worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri

African American Museum

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    Object Details

    Manufactured by

    Cole Haan, American, founded 1928

    Worn by

    Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant, American, born 1971

    Subject of

    Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014

    Description

    These oxford wingtip shoes were worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri. The shoes are made from black leather with an applied camouflage design in metallic silver, green, and brown. They lace with black braided cord shoelaces. The soles are made from black rubber with three (3) indented lines molded into the rubber around the sides of the shoes, getting thinner nearer the toes. The soles have a molded non-skid rubber pattern. The interiors of the shoes are lined in tan leather, with the manufacturer's name stamped on the insoles near the heel.

    Credit Line

    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pastor Jamal H. Bryant

    Date

    October 13, 2014

    Object number

    2015.180.2ab

    Restrictions & Rights

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

    Type

    oxfords

    Medium

    leather and rubber with cord shoelaces

    Dimensions

    H x W x D (ab): 12 3/4 × 9 × 4 in. (32.4 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm)
    H x W x D (each): 12 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 4 in. (32.4 × 10.8 × 10.2 cm)

    Place used

    Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

    Classification

    Clothing - Fashion and Historical

    Movement

    Black Lives Matter

    Data Source

    National Museum of African American History and Culture

    Topic

    African American
    Clothing and dress
    Police brutality
    Politics
    Race relations
    Religion
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 2001-

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55622e20e-f3b6-4125-980c-ac783e10ba3b

    Record ID

    nmaahc_2015.180.2ab

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