Rake used by community members to clean-up after Baltimore protests
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Used by
- Newborn Community of Faith Church, Inc., American, founded 1982
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- ca. 2015
- Medium
- wood and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 61 3/4 × 24 × 3 1/8 in. (156.8 × 61 × 8 cm)
- Description
- A red plastic fan rake with a wood handle used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore riots in 2015. The wood handle inserts into the plastic head of the rake. the tines are curved. A label is still adhered to the head.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- rakes
- Topic
- Communities
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Police brutality
- Race relations
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Urban life
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Newborn Community of Faith Church
- Object number
- 2015.210.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.