Broadside advertising "Black Wall Street" in Lexington, KY: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

It is a white, rectangular piece of paper with black text. There is an inner grey rectangle with rounded edges. The grey rectangle has a black outline. It reads [Help us Build/Grocery Store for the community/"Black Wall Street"/Lexington, Kentucky] in the center.

On the proper left side there is contact information, which includes a Facebook page and a website. There is also information about Black Wall Street and information about the sponsorship. On the proper bottom right corner there is a black, white, and grey cartoon of an African American man and woman. The man is holding a white flag with the letters [MLK] in black. The image extends out into the white border.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Printed by: Black Wall Street, American, founded 1998
• Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995
• Type: broadsides
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Place depicted: Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Advertising
• Topic: American South
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Object number: 2015.251.14.11
• 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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