- Created by
- Peoples Power Assemblies, American
- Subject of
- Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
- Date
- April 2015
- Medium
- ink on paper with metal, cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 55 × 17 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (139.7 × 43.8 × 3.2 cm)
- Description
- This placard states that the balitmore protests are a uprising, not riots. The placard consists of several pieces of white paper stappled together. One side of the placard reads [Baltimore: / AN UPRISING! / Not a Riot! / People's Power Assembly /peoplespower.net]. An image of a young man shouting at police is placed in between "Baltimore" and "an uprising." The other side of the placard features an image of Freddie Gray in a red t-shirt at the top and reads [AN UPRISING! / Not a Riot! / People's Power Assemlby / peoplespower.net].
- 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
- 2016.59.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




