Blue armband issued to Massachusetts members of the SCLC: Museum Object and Cultural History
Blue armband issued to Massachusetts members of the SCLC: Date: ca. 1960-1964. Distributed by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957. Type: armbands.
The object in the museum catalogue
A dark blue wool felt armband issued to Massachusetts members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The armband features gold cotton thread embroidery on the front for “Mass. Unit S.C.L.C.” with white backing on the reverse. It is held closed with a safety pin.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: ca. 1960-1964
- Distributed by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Type: armbands
- Medium: cotton (textile) on felt
- Dimensions: H x W: 4 × 14 in. (10.2 × 35.6 cm)
- Place made: Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Civil Rights
- Topic: Clothing and dress
- Topic: Religion
- Topic: U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Object number: 2021.16.10.1
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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