Shoes worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri

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Description: These oxford wingtip shoes were worn by Dr. Jamal Harrison Bryant to a protest in Ferguson, Missouri. The shoes are made from black leather with an applied camouflage design in metallic silver, green, and brown. They lace with black braided cord shoelaces. The soles are made from black rubber with three (3) indented lines molded into the rubber around the sides of the shoes, getting thinner nearer the toes. The soles have a molded non-skid rubber pattern. The interiors of the shoes are lined in tan leather, with the manufacturer's name stamped on the insoles near the heel.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pastor Jamal H. Bryant

October 13, 2014

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions; Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: leather and rubber with cord shoelaces
Dimensions: H x W x D (ab): 12 3/4 × 9 × 4 in. (32.4 × 22.9 × 10.2 cm); H x W x D (each): 12 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 4 in. (32.4 × 10.8 × 10.2 cm)

Place used: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Clothing-Historical
Movement: Black Lives Matter

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Clothing and dress; Police brutality; Politics; Race relations; Religion; Resistance; U.S. History, 2001-

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55622e20e-f3b6-4125-980c-ac783e10ba3b