Jacket from Fruit of Islam uniform
date: label: Date
content: 1950-1959
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America, American, founded 1914
label: Worn by
content: Jon D Ali, American
label: Used by
content: Nation of Islam, American, founded 1930
notes: label: Description
content: Fruit of Islam uniform jacket. This navy blue suit jacket has beige piping around the collar and three-quarters of the way around the cuffs. It is lined in black fabric and has three buttons on each cuff. Single breasted style with four front buttons and four front pockets, it has two breast pockets and two lower pockets. All four have flaps and a button closure. On the shoulders are rectangular red patches with an embroidered crescent moon surrounded by four stars, with a fifth star between the horns of the moon. There is a navy blue rectangular patch on the lapel with the initials "W.F.M." Inside the collar is a tag that reads "Professional Dry Clean only."
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Nation of Islam
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Resistance
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Becca Nu'Mani
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.39.4.1
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: synthetic fiber , wool , thread and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 35 x 19 1/4 in. (88.9 x 48.9 cm)