Poster for a mass Memorial for Martin Luther King: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This poster advertises a memorial for Dr. Martin Luther King. On an off-white background is black text that reads "Mass Memorial/ Noon-Monday Apr 8/ Federal Building/ Golden Gate at Polk St./ We the people honor/ MARTIN/ LUTHER/ KING/ All black political leaders/ must be set free/ now/ Peace & Freedom Movement."

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: ca. 1970
• Distributed by: Peace and Freedom Party, American, founded 1967
• Subject of: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 18 15/16 × 12 7/16 in. (48.1 × 31.6 cm)
• Place used: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Civil Rights
• Topic: Political organizations
• Object number: 2015.97.16
• 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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