- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
- Date
- 1960
- Medium
- wool
- Dimensions
- H x W: 49 x 9 1/2 in. (124.5 x 24.1 cm)
- Description
- This dark red wool scarf was worn by Joan Mulholland during a Howard University Nonviolent Action Group protest near the White House in 1960. The rectangular scarf is made from a twill-woven fulled wool and has self fringe on each end that is approximately 2 1/2 inches long.
- Place used
- 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Clothing - Fashion and Historical
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Clothing and dress
- Local and regional
- Politics
- U.S. History, 1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
- Object number
- 2011.172.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




