National Championship belt presented to Ezzard Charles
date: label: Date
content: 1938
name: label: Issued by
content: Amateur Athletic Union, American, founded 1888
label: Received by
content: Ezzard Mack Charles, American, 1921 - 1975
label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Description
content: A championship belt presented to Ezzard Charles consists of red, white, and blue striped ribbon with black backing. Back is lined in blue silk. Thinner blue silk ribbons sewn to either end act as the fastener. A rectangular brass plate in the center of belt boasts a circular medallion depicting a woman in flowing robes and a compass. Text around the top and bottom of the plate reads [NATIONAL / CHAMPIONSHIP]. Raised text around the medallion reads [AMATEUR ATHLETIC UNION OF THE UNITED STATES MDCCCLXXXVIII]. Either side of medallion stands a bare knuckle boxer. The Ring Magazine Boxing Fighter of the Year 1950 award (2017.28.5) is pinned to the belt.
place: label: Place used
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Athletes
label: Topic
content: Boxing
label: Topic
content: Sports
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Awards, Medals, and Insignia
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah Charles in loving memory of Ezzard Charles
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.28.4
objectType: label: Type
content: belts (costume accessories)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cloth , copper alloy
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 5 × 33 × 1/4 in. (12.7 × 83.8 × 0.6 cm)