Placard with image of Martin Luther King Jr. used at protests in Washington, DC

Object Details

Created by: Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.), American, founded 2001
Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014; Eric Garner, 1970 - 2014; Tamir Rice, 2002 - 2014

Caption: This sign was carried at Black Lives Matter protests between August and December 2014 in Washington, DC, including demonstrations for Mike Brown on August 23, 2014, Eric Garner on December 3, 2014, and Tamir Rice on December 13, 2014.
Description: A picket sign that reads [Dr. King's / Legacy... / JOBS / NOT / WAR / AnswerCoalition.org]. Text is black and red. The background at top and bottom is red, and in the center is an image or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The sign is created by stapling two identical posters back-to-back with a picket between them.

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eugene Puryear

2014

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible; Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.

Medium: ink on paper with wood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 47 13/16 × 16 15/16 × 11/16 in. (121.5 × 43 × 1.8 cm)

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

See more items in: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement: Black Lives Matter

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Topic: African American; Activism; Justice; Local and regional; Police brutality; Politics; Resistance; U.S. History, 2001-

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd502107f7a-2210-4590-8cdd-2f375df45ffb