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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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