Created by

Socialist Alternative, American, founded 1986

Subject of

Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015

Date

2015

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 19 × 13 in. (48.3 × 33 cm)

Description

A placard, white with read ink creating text and image in the negative, that reads [RAISE THE / MINIMUM WAGE] at top left and [15 / NOW / .ORG] at bottom right. At bottom left is a depiction of a man in a hat with his fist raised in the air. There are no marks or text on the back.

Place collected

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Movement

Black Lives Matter

African American - Latinx Solidarity

Type

placards (information artifacts)

Topic

Activism

Communities

Justice

Labor

Police brutality

Race relations

U.S. History, 2001-

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2015.163.2

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57758ac16-d74e-4e47-ba14-23e9cb0fabcd