Created by

Revolutionary Communist Party, USA, American, founded 1975

Subject of

Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015

Date

2015

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 17 1/2 × 23 in. (44.5 × 58.4 cm)

Description

Three black-and-white political posters with photographs and names of 44 people killed by law enforcement, as well as their death dates. Text at the top of the poster reads [TUESDAY / APRIL 14 / #ShutDownA14] at left and [STOP / MURDER BY POLICE] at right. Text at the bottom left reads [These are some of the thousands killed by police nationwide] and at bottom right reads [www.revcom.us]. 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

Type

political posters

Topic

Activism

Communities

Justice

Police brutality

Race relations

U.S. History, 2001-

Violence

Credit Line

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

Object number

2015.163.4.1-.3

Restrictions & Rights

Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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GUID

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1781908-79c8-45e4-8361-4145ec7768d9