On View
Segregation Gallery
Exhibition
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
Created by
Unidentified
Used by
Bethune-Cookman University, American, founded 1904
Date
ca. 1916
Medium
building brick and mortar
Dimensions
3 x 8 x 4 in. (7.6 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm)
Description
A clay brick that was once part of the structure of Bethune-Cookman University's White Hall. The brick is a standard solid style brick, with some irregularity in shape because of a chunk of mortar affixed to the top side. The brick is a faintly reddish color, with a gray tinge from mortar residue. All sides of the brick are weathered and worn. The bottom has the least amount of mortar residue.
Place used
Daytona Beach, Volusia County, Florida, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Buildings and Structures
Type
blocks (shaped masses)
Topic
Architecture
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Segregation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bethune-Cookman University
Object number
2012.97
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e99138d3-83f1-4f26-b767-c02ca0215371

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