Manufactured by
Unidentified
Attributed to
Act Now to Stop War and End Racism (A.N.S.W.E.R.), American, founded 2001
Subject of
Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
Owned by
Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
Date
after 2001
Medium
paper, printing ink, wood
Dimensions
H x W (with stick): 49 1/8 × 17 1/16 in. (124.8 × 43.3 cm)
H x W (without stick): 22 × 17 1/16 in. (55.9 × 43.3 cm)
H x W (stick): 48 1/8 × 1 1/2 × 9/16 in. (122.2 × 3.8 × 1.4 cm)
Description
Sign with wood handle. Sign has two (2) posters stapled together over the top half of the wood post. The front is a poster of a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking into a microphone with his PR hand raised near his face. Along the top and bottom are large bands of red with black text. Within the top band are the words [Stand Against/War & Racism], and the bottom band reads [www.ANSWERcoalition.org]. On the reverse is a white poster with black and gray lettering. On the left side are gray blocks of color, stacked vertically. [ACT/NOW/TO STOP/WAR/& END/RACISM/InternationalANSWER.org].
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Type
placards (information artifacts)
Topic
Activism
Associations and institutions
Communication
Justice
Politics
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey
Object number
2013.200.4
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f09aa630-565d-4ec1-a9ae-c69bd85aad77

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