Object Details
- Created by
- Peace and Freedom Party, American, founded 1967
- Subject of
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Dr. Huey P. Newton, American, 1942 - 1989
- Photograph by
- Blair Stapp
- Description
- A handbill announcing a Mass Memorial for Martin Luther King, Jr. The announcement features images of Martin Luther King, Jr and Huey P. Newton at the top. Text below gives information about the event and demands made by the activist group.
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- April 1968
- Object number
- 2011.127
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
- Type
- handbills
- Medium
- lithographic ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 8 1/2 in. (35.6 x 21.6 cm)
- Place used
- San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Other
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Black Power (Black Pride)
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Justice
- Political organizations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2011.127
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566ecb56e-169f-40ed-9a90-9e239222300c
