- Created by
- Peoples Power Assemblies, American
- Date
- April 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper and metal, masking tape on wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 47 1/2 × 17 1/2 × 1/4 in. (120.7 × 44.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- This placard demands community control of the police and states that black lives matter. One side of the placard reads [community / control / of / POLICE! / NOW]. The word "community" is written in black; "control" is written in red and blue and in cursive; "police" is written in blue; "now" is written in black and red block letters and is underlined twice. The other side of the placard is white with black repeating text that reads [BLACK / LIVES / MATTER / BLACK / LIVES / MATTER]. The poster board used for this side of the placard is larger than the other side. The placard is torn and the bottom and worn from use. The bottom half of the wooden handle is covered in masking tape.
- Place used
- Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Police brutality
- Race relations
- Resistance
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black
- Object number
- 2016.59.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




