Flier that reads "Standing with Trayvon Martin": Museum Object and Cultural History
Flier that reads "Standing with Trayvon Martin": Date: 2013. Created by: The International Socialist Organization, American, founded 1976. Subject of: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012.
The object in the museum catalogue
A flier announcing a public forum and organizing meeting to fight for justice in the aftermath of Trayvon Martin's shooting. The flier features a black and white image of Trayvon Martin in a hooded sweatshirt at center. The top of the flier reads: [STANDING WITH / TRAYVON MARTIN / FIGHTING THE RACIST / "JUSTICE SYSTEM"...].
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 2013
- Created by: The International Socialist Organization, American, founded 1976
- Subject of: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
- Subject of: All Souls Church Unitarian, American, founded 1821
- Type: fliers (printed matter)
- Medium: ink on paper
- Dimensions: H x W: 11 x 8 7/16 in. (27.9 x 21.4 cm)
- Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Activism
- Topic: Justice
- Topic: Local and regional
- Topic: Race relations
- Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
- Object number: 2013.123.1
- 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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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.
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