Placard worn during the Millions March NYC protest on December 13, 2014
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Created by
content: Laini Madhubuti, American
label: Subject of
content: Millions March NYC, American, founded 2014
notes: label: Description
content: A white placard with a gray ribbon attached to the top, worn by Laini Madhubuti during a December 13, 2014 protest march organized by Millions March NYC in New York City. Centered on the front of the placard is handwritten text in black ink, red ink, and graphite that reads, [Your / fear / does not / define me. / and it damn sure / shouldn’t KILL me!], with the word [KILL] underlined. Centered on the back of the placard is handwritten text in black ink that reads [Fear of / BLACKNESS / IS NOT / SELF- / DEFENSE!], with the word [NOT] underlined. The gray ribbon has been threaded through holes punched in the top corners of the placard and knotted in place. The ribbon is also knotted at the top.
place: label: Place made
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Movement
content: Black Lives Matter
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Mariama Richards
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.217.1
objectType: label: Type
content: placards (information artifacts)
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: ink and graphite on Fome-Cor (TM) with ribbon
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (with ribbon): 36 1/8 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (91.8 × 50.9 × 0.5 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (without ribbon): 30 1/8 × 20 1/16 × 3/16 in. (76.5 × 50.9 × 0.5 cm)