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

National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Printed by
Unidentified
Used by
Arthur J. Schmidt, American
Subject of
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Allied Printing Trades Council, founded 1911
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 Trades union bug 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
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
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Record ID
nmaahc_2017.71.5
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fecdeb9a-2273-464a-8193-a2cb0f0f3280
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