Poster from Women's March on Washington with "Civility Now!": Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has black and red text which reads [Civility / now!]. The lower half of the poster has three (3) heads in profile. Text to the right of the heads reads [Equality! / Stronger / together! / Inclusive!]. The other side reads [Empathy / Mr. Trump / look it / up!] in blue and red text.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2017
• Created by: Unidentified
• Subject of: President Donald John Trump, American, born 1946
• Subject of: Women's March, American, founded 2017
• Type: posters
• Medium: poster board, markers
• Dimensions: H x W: 20 1/8 × 15 1/16 in. (51.1 × 38.2 cm)
• Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Feminism
• Topic: Local and regional
• Topic: Politics
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: Women
• Object number: 2017.85.10
• 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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