Broom used by the 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, straw, wire
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 54 × 10 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (137.2 × 26.7 × 4 cm)
- Description
- Wood and straw broom used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore Riots of 2015 at North and Pennsylvania Avenues. The broom has a straw head attached to a wooden handle with wire. The handle is gray.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Tools and Equipment
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- brooms
- Topic
- Activism
- 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
- 2015.210.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.