On View
Sports Gallery
Exhibition
Sports: Leveling the Playing Field
Created by
Unidentified
Subject of
Rogell, William George, American, 1904 - 2003
Ozzie Virgil, Sr., Dominican American, born 1932
Detroit Tigers, American, founded 1894
Date
1958
Medium
paint on paper on cardboard
Dimensions
H x W: 27 3/4 x 20 in. (70.5 x 50.8 cm)
Description
A large red and black hand-painted sign on paper mounted to a large piece of cardboard, with the message: [Mr. Rogell The Tigers Arent All White Anymore!].
Place depicted
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Baseball
Civil rights
Politics
Race relations
Segregation
Sports
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.46.28
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd514b47772-35f2-4949-bdc8-34935b9acc9f

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