Created by
Peoples Power Assemblies, American
Subject of
Wilson, Darren, American, born 1986
Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
Date
April 2015
Medium
ink on paper, tape and metal
Dimensions
H x W: 22 × 17 1/2 in. (55.9 × 44.5 cm)
Description
This protest poster demands that Darren Wilson be jailed for the murder of Michael Brown. The poster is made of yellow pieces of paper taped together in the center and stappled to a white poster board.The text is printed in black and reads [Jail / DARREN / WILSON / 4 MURDER / People's Power / Assembly / www.peoplespowerassembly.org / 443-221-3775]. There is a black boarder around the People's Power Assembly's information. The back of the poster is blank.
Place used
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
placards (information artifacts)
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Justice
Local and regional
Police brutality
Politics
Race relations
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sharon Marie Black
Object number
2016.59.2
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51aa06831-ff36-4eac-b8e5-6572407163e1

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