Placard from March on Washington "WE DEMAND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY NOW"

Object Details

Created by

Unidentified

Used by

Dr. Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr., American, 1926 - 2021

Subject of

March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963

Description

Cardboard placard with an off-white background and red and white lettering. Overall text reads "We demand an end to police brutality now!" In the upper portion of the placard is a large red swath of color with white text within that reads “WE/ DEMAND." Below is red lettering in a font that mimics handwritten text that reads "AN END/ TO/ POLICE/ BRUTALITY/ NOW!" All the text is centered down the middle.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton

August 28, 1963

Object number

2013.187.4

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Type

placards (information artifacts)

Medium

paint on cardboard

Dimensions

H x W: 28 3/16 × 22 in. (71.6 × 55.9 cm)

Place used

Washington, District of Columbia, 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

Movement

Civil Rights Movement

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Justice

Local and regional

Race discrimination

Race relations

United States History

Record ID

nmaahc_2013.187.4

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52048ffd0-831b-47c6-91ac-e39845a7a362