- Created by
- America's Promise Alliance, American, founded 1997
- Owned by
- General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
- Subject of
- General Powell, Colin L., American, 1937 - 2021
- Date
- ca. 1997-2021
- Medium
- steel with paint and rubber
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 38 9/16 × 17 3/8 × 4 1/16 in. (98 × 44.1 × 10.3 cm)
- Caption
- America's Promise Alliance is a non-profit organization dedicated to uplifting at-risk youth via a cross-sector association of community organizations, businesses, and government organizations. Originating during the Presidential Summit of 1997, General Colin L. Powell, led the initial three-year campaign before converting the effort to a nonprofit and serving as its founding chairman. The organization is founded on the premise that there are five ingredients key to children’s development: responsible, caring adults in their lives; safe places to learn and grow; healthy starts in life; a marketable skill; and an opportunity to serve their community. The red wagon seen here is symbolic of America's Promise, with General Powell saying, “‘The little red wagon. A symbol of childhood. It could be filled with a child's hopes and dreams or weighed down with their burdens. Millions of American Children need our help to pull that wagon along. Let's all pull together.’”
- Description
- An America's Promise wagon owned by General Colin L. Powell, founding chairman of America’s Promise Alliance. The child's red steel wagon has an all-red bed and undercarriage, long black handle, and four rubber black-and-white tires with red bearing covers. The wagon has the words "AMERICA’S PROMISE" painted in white on its side.
- Classification
- Toys and Games
- Type
- wagons
- Topic
- Associations and institutions
- Children
- Education
- Families
- Humanitarianism
- Youth
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Alma J. Powell
- Object number
- A2022.101.1.41
- Restrictions & Rights
- No known copyright restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




