Object Details
- Created by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
- Billy Hollins, American
- Description
- An SCLC donation can. The can is made of tin and is wrapped in white paper. The paper has a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy and text that reads: [I Gave] above an address. There is a slot at the top of the can for the donations.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1968-1977
- Object number
- 2010.41.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Type
- cans
- Medium
- tin , ink on printing paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 15.2 cm)
- Place depicted
- Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
- 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
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- United States--History--1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.41.7
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b4e822f-6ed3-44bb-b309-a75c2941a5a4
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