Black beret from Black Power Era
date: label: Date
content: 1970s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
label: Subject of
content: Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944
notes: label: Description
content: This is a black beret with a round patch attached to the right side. The patch has a black background with red border. In the center of the patch is a smaller circle with a green background. In the circle is a graphic of two hands clasping, outlined in red. Around the outside of the center circle is red, stitched text that reads [BLACK - CULTURE - PRIDE]. Attached to the top of the beret is a large red, round patch with a central, stitched graphic of a raised fist. The patch is bordered in black with a small black circle within. Above the fist between the two circles is green, stitched text that reads [FREE ANGELA DAVIS]. Within the beret attached to the inside top is a clear plastic pocket. Attached to the back of the beret is a small loop of ribbon.
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black power
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1969-2001
setName: label: See more items in
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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.72.2
objectType: label: Type
content: berets
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: cloth with thread and ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 4 1/2 × 9 × 10 in. (11.4 × 22.9 × 25.4 cm)