Straw hat worn during the 1966 March Against Fear

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Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Worn by

Professor John Cumbler, American

Subject of

James Meredith, American, born 1933

Description

Straw hat with a cloth band around the crown. The cloth band is multi-colored with blue and green stripes and the word [FREEDOM] written around it in white letters that have the background colors showing through.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of John T. Cumbler

Date

1966

Object number

2012.111

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

hats

Medium

straw, cloth

Dimensions

H x W x D: 4 1/2 x 13 x 14 1/2 in. (11.4 x 33 x 36.8 cm)

Place used

Canton, Madison County, Mississippi, 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

Civil Rights Movement

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Clothing and dress

Race relations

U.S. History, 1961-1969

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cb610a68-16e2-4952-9193-8abf772b330f

Record ID

nmaahc_2012.111