Poster supporting the Poor People's Crusade made by the SCLC
Object Details
- Created by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Rev. Dr. Joseph Echols Lowery, American, 1921 - 2020
- Description
- A Southern Christian Leadership Council handmade poster. The front has orange ink on white poster board that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / "Feed The Hungry / Clothe The Naked" / Housing For The / Homeless / Joseph / Lowery / SCLC-President]. The back of the poster has a blue writing that reads: [SCLC's / Poor People's Crusade / The Streets Are / Not [underlined] / A Good].
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- 1987-1988
- Object number
- 2010.41.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Type
- political posters
- Medium
- ink on poster board
- Dimensions
- H x W: 22 x 28 in. (55.9 x 71.1 cm)
- Place used
- 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
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil Rights
- Housing
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Record ID
- nmaahc_2010.41.2
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58984ddcd-ac3f-4e47-b673-f16e1e6d0408
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