- Created by
- Peoples Power Assemblies, American
- Subject of
- Nero, Edward M., American, born 1987
- Goodson, Caesar R. Jr., American, born 1970
- Miller, Garrett E., American, born 1989
- White, Alicia D., American, born 1986
- Rice, Brian W., American, born 1975
- Porter, William G., American, born 1990
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- April 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper with tape and metal, masking tape on wood
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 47 3/4 × 17 1/2 × 1/4 in. (121.3 × 44.5 × 0.6 cm)
- Description
- This placard demands indictment for the 6 police officers involved in the death of Freddie Gray and jobs and education for youth. The placard consists of two yellow peices of paper stapled to a white poster board. The text is typed in black letters that read [INDICT / CONVICT / JAIL! / the 6 police / People's Power Assembly / 443-221-3775]. There is a large tear to the right of the word "police." The other side of the placard reads [Jobs & Education / NOT / YOUTH / JAILS! / People's Power Assembly / 443- 221-3775]. The four corners of the placard are held together with clear tape and the wooden handle is partially covered with 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
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Police brutality
- Prisons
- 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
- 2016.59.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.