Hoodie worn by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley delivering a sermon on Trayvon Martin
date: label: Date
content: March 25, 2012
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Jansport, American, founded 1967
label: Worn by
content: Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley, American
label: Subject of
content: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Alfred Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1803
label: Subject of
content: Howard University, American, founded 1867
notes: label: Caption
content: This Howard University hoodie was worn by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley as he delivered the sermon, "A Rizpah Response," on March 25, 2012 at the Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. Wesley gave the sermon in response to the murder of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by George Zimmerman on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida.
label: Description
content: A long-sleeved black hooded sweatshirt worn by Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley while giving the sermon "A Rizpah Response" on March 25, 2012, at Alfred Street Baptist Church in Alexandria, Virginia. The cotton and polyester blend sweatshirt has full-length sleeves and a kangaroo pouch at the center front waist. The text "HOWARD / UNIVERSITY" is printed in white and gray at the center front chest. The text "BISONS" with a small gray silhouette of a bison is printed down the outside of the proper left sleeve. The hood can be cinched around the face with black cord that is knotted at each end above a clear plastic aglet. A manufacturer's label is sewn at the interior center back neck with an additional label sewn below it that has fiber content, style, and care information. A white paper tag is sewn at the interior proper left side seam near the waist with style information printed on it in black ink.
place: label: Place used
content: Alexandria, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Baptist
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Preaching
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: The Black Church
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Worship services
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Clothing - Fashion and Historical
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 Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.159.1
objectType: label: Type
content: sweat shirts
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: cotton and polyester blend cloth, cotton cord
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D (flat): 38 1/4 × 29 × 2 in. (97.2 × 73.7 × 5.1 cm)