Sign with "Nazis- Go Home!!" used in the Unite the Right counter-protest: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A handmade protest sign by Gillet Rosenblith used during the Charlottesville, Virginia counter-protest to the Unite the Right rally on August 12, 2017. The sign is constructed from blue poster board with the slogans "Nazis - Go Home!!" on the front, and "Fuck White Supremacy" on the back. The front of the sign features large, handwritten, black marker text that reads [Nazis-GO / HOME!!]. Four (4) small pieces of masking tape adhere to the bottom half of the sign. The back of the sign is also dominated by large handwritten, black marker, text that reads, [Fuck / White / Supremacy].

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: August 12, 2017
• Created by: Gillet Rosenblith
• Type: posters
• Medium: ink on wove paper
• Dimensions: H x W: 22 × 28 in. (55.9 × 71.1 cm)
• Place used: Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Activism
• Topic: Resistance
• Topic: U.S. History, 2001-
• Topic: White supremacy movements
• Object number: 2018.42.3
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Justin McBrien
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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