- Created by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American, 1926 - 2021
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- August 28, 1963
- Medium
- paint on cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 28 3/16 × 22 in. (71.6 × 55.9 cm)
- Description
- Cardboard placard with an off-white background and red and white lettering. Overall text reads "We demand an end to police brutality now!" In the upper portion of the placard is a large red swath of color with white text within that reads “WE/ DEMAND." Below is red lettering in a font that mimics handwritten text that reads "AN END/ TO/ POLICE/ BRUTALITY/ NOW!" All the text is centered down the middle.
- Place used
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States History
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
- Object number
- 2013.187.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




