Placard stating "HONOR KING: END RACISM" carried in 1968 Memphis March

Object Details

Description

A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "HONOR KING: END RACISM." A small allied printing label is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt

1968

Object number

2017.71.5

Printed by

Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911

Used by

Arthur J. Schmidt, American

Subject of

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

Type

placards (information artifacts)

Medium

ink on poster board

Dimensions

H x W x D: 21 1/2 × 14 1/8 in. (54.6 × 35.9 cm)

Place used

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, 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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic

African American

Activism

Civil Rights

Race relations

United States--History--1961-1969

Record ID

nmaahc_2017.71.5

Metadata Usage (Object Detail Text)

CC0