Donation can for SCLC: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

An SCLC donation can. The can is made of tin and is wrapped in white paper. The paper has a black and white image of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Ralph David Abernathy and text that reads: [I Gave] above an address. There is a slot at the top of the can for the donations.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968-1977
• Created by: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
• Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Subject of: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, American, 1926 - 1990
• Subject of: Billy Hollins, American
• Type: cans
• Medium: tin , ink on printing paper
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 2 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 6 in. (7.3 x 7.3 x 15.2 cm)
• Place depicted: Atlanta, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: U.S. History, 1969-2001
• Object number: 2010.41.7
• 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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