Flier in memory of Freddie Gray: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A red handbill with a yellow border. Printed in white text on the left side of the handbill is "COULD NOT / TALK / COULD NOT / BREATHE / FREDDIE GRAY / REST IN POWER." Pictured on the right side of the handbill is an image of Freddie Gray. Text inside the yellow border reads “#freddiegrayslifemattered" at top and bottom and "#freddiegray" on both sides.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Printed by: Unidentified
• Used by: Sharon Green Middleton, American, born 1954
• Subject of: Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015
• Type: handbills
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 11 × 16 15/16 in. (28 × 43 cm)
• Place used: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Police brutality
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Race relations
• Object number: 2016.43.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Glenard and Sharon Middleton
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: Unknown - Restrictions Possible Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.