Placard stating "Black Lives Matter" used at Million Man March 20th Anniversary: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

The board is corrugated. There is a black rectangle on the upper half of the placard. Inside the rectangle it reads [BLACK LIVES] in white. Below the rectangle, on the white background, it reads [MATTER!!] in black. The black areas of the sign are vinyl. There are several small bends and creases on the front.

The back is blank and also has several small bends and creases. There are also some areas that have dirt and smudges on them.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995
• Type: placards (information artifacts)
• Medium: vinyl on cardboard
• Dimensions: H x W: 18 × 24 in. (45.7 × 61 cm)
• Place collected: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Men
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Social reform
• Object number: 2015.251.2
• 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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