Created by
McBrien, Justin, American
Date
August 12, 2017
Medium
ink on poster board
Dimensions
H x W x D: 21 15/16 × 27 15/16 × 3/16 in. (55.7 × 71 × 0.4 cm)
Description
A handmade protest sign by Justin McBrien used during the Charlottesville, Virginia counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017. The sign is constructed from purple and blue poster board with the slogans "Destroy White Supremacy" on the front, and "Black Lives Matter" on the back. The front of the sign is blue and features a dark blue and black marker drawing of a Ku Klux Klan mask covered by a no symbol, outlined in black and pink marker. Handwritten text around the top of the circle reads [DESTROY WHITE] and [SUPREMACY] on the bottom. There is a small drawing of a hammer in the left corner. A fragment of a small white adhesive label adheres to the bottom right corner. The back of the sign is dominated by large, stylized text that reads, [BLACK / LiVES / MATTER] outlined in blue and black marker and filled in with yellow marker.
Place used
Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
posters
Topic
Activism
Resistance
U.S. History, 2001-
White supremacy movements
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Justin McBrien
Object number
2018.42.4
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ec4bf4dd-1e12-496f-be69-477b635ff033

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