Placard worn during the Millions March NYC protest on December 13, 2014: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A white placard with a gray ribbon attached to the top, worn during a December 13, 2014 protest march organized by Millions March NYC in New York City. Centered on the front of the placard is handwritten text in blue ink, green ink, red ink, black ink, and graphite that reads, [ETHICAL / CULTURE / FIELDSTON / SCHOOL / #BLACKLIVESMATTER / LISTEN TO THE CHILDREN / ALL of the CHILDREN] with the words [ALL] and [CHILDREN] underlined. Centered on the back of the placard is handwritten text in black ink, red ink, green ink, and graphite that reads, [EMMETT / sTILL / #BLACKLIVESMATTER]. The gray ribbon has been threaded through holes punched in the top corners of the placard and knotted in place.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2014
• Created by: Mariama Richards, American
• Subject of: Ethical Culture Fieldston School, American, founded 1878
• Subject of: Millions March NYC, American, founded 2014
• Subject of: Emmett Till, American, 1941 - 1955
• Type: placards (information artifacts)
• Medium: ink and graphite on Fome-Cor (TM) with ribbon
• Dimensions: H x W x D (with ribbon): 41 9/16 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (105.5 × 50.9 × 0.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (without ribbon): 30 1/16 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (76.3 × 50.9 × 0.5 cm)
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Social reform
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Object number: 2015.217.2
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mariama Richards
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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