- Created by
- Unidentified
- Worn by
- Fulton, Sybrina, American, born 1966
- Subject of
- Martin, Trayvon, American, 1995 - 2012
- Mothers of the Movement, American, founded 2013
- Date
- 2016
- Medium
- synthetic fiber with metal and glue
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 1/8 × 6 1/8 × 2 3/8 in. (15.5 × 15.5 × 6 cm)
- Caption
- On the evening of February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin left his father’s house in Sanford, Florida, to go to the convenience store. While walking back home, he was confronted by an armed neighborhood watch captain who had reported him to police as a “suspicious person.” A struggle ensued, and Martin was shot and killed. Public outcry over his death and the neighborhood watch captain's acquittal on murder charges sparked the formation of the Black Lives Matter national protest movement.
- After the death of her son Trayvon, Sybrina Fulton became an advocate for racial justice and gun control. She joined with other women who had lost children to police shootings and gun violence to form an activist group, Mothers of the Movement. Fulton wore this silk rose when she spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
- Description
- A synthetic textile rose flower with large red petals worn by Trayvon Martin's mother, Sybrina Fulton, at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Flower features petals of both solid and tuille-like textures. Flower has a metal alligator clip at the back, as well as a metal pinback and an elastic band.
- Place used
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Trayvon Martin Collection
- Classification
- Adornment
- Movement
- Black Lives Matter
- Type
- brooches
- Topic
- Activism
- Families
- Justice
- Law
- Motherhood
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 2001-
- Violence
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin in memory of Trayvon Martin
- Object number
- 2021.32.13.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.