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 gold ribbon attached to the top, worn by Professor Sherie Randolph 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 black ink, green ink, red ink, and graphite that reads, [BLACK CRIME = Gang Violence / MUSLIM CRIME = Terrorism / LATINO CRIME = Illegal / Immigration / WHITE CRIME = SELF / DEFENSE / Police Crime = Heroism]. 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 gold 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: Sherie M. Randolph, American
• 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): 39 3/4 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (100.9 × 51 × 0.5 cm)
• Dimensions: H x W x D (without ribbon): 30 1/16 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (76.3 × 51 × 0.5 cm)
• Place used: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Place made: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Communities
• Topic: Justice
• Topic: Race discrimination
• Topic: Race relations
• Topic: Race riots
• Topic: Religion
• Object number: 2015.217.3
• 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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