Posters stating "My Life Matters" used at MMM 20th Anniversary: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A black rectangular sign with white text which reads [MY LIFE/MATTERS/justice...or else!!] in white. "Justice...or else!!" is in a smaller text. After the word "else" it reads [10.10.15/Washington, DC] in yellow text.

The backs of the signs are solid white. There are a few small areas with smudges.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 2015
• Printed by: Justice or Else, American, founded 2015
• Subject of: Million Man March, American, founded 1995
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on poster board
• Dimensions: H x W: 24 × 12 in. (61 × 30.5 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: U.S. History, 2001-
• Object number: 2015.251.6.1-.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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