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  • Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox

    Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox

    Created by
    Maddox, Lester, American, 1915 - 2003
    Medium
    wood
    Dimensions
    36 x 2 x 3 in. (91.4 x 5.1 x 7.6 cm)
    Type
    handles
    Place used
    Pickrick Cafeteria, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1964
    Description
    A Pickrick Drumstick signed by Lester Maddox. The wooden stick has printed type in blue ink that reads: [LESTER MADDOX'S / PICKRICK DRUMSTICK]. A note written to Media Access Project by hand in black ink is featured on one side of the object.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Race discrimination
    Segregation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert B. Rackleff
    Object number
    2011.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Agricultural
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Exhibition
    Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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1400 Constitution Ave NW, Washington, DC 20560

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