Silk rose worn by Marion Evans at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
date: label: Date
content: 2016
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Trayvon Martin, American, 1995 - 2012
label: Subject of
content: Mothers of the Movement, American, founded 2013
label: Subject of
content: Marion Evans, American
notes: label: Caption
content: On the evening of February 26, 2012, 17-year-old Trayvon Martin left his father’s house in Sanford, Florida, to go to the convenience store. While walking back home, he was confronted by an armed neighborhood watch captain who had reported him to police as a “suspicious person.” A struggle ensued, and Martin was shot and killed. Public outcry over his death and the neighborhood watch captain's acquittal on murder charges sparked the formation of the Black Lives Matter national protest movement.
label: Caption
content: After the death of her son Trayvon, Sybrina Fulton became an advocate for racial justice and gun control. She joined with other women who had lost children to police shootings and gun violence to form an activist group, Mothers of the Movement. Trayvon's grandmother, Marion Evans, wore this silk rose when Sybrina Fulton and other members of Mothers of the Movement spoke at the 2016 Democratic National Convention.
label: Description
content: A synthetic textile rose flower with large red petals worn by Trayvon Martin's grandmother, Marion Evans, at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. Flower has a metal alligator clip at the back, as well as a metal pinback and an elastic band.
place: label: Place collected
content: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Justice
label: Topic
content: Law
label: Topic
content: Motherhood
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Violence
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Trayvon Martin Collection
label: Classification
content: Jewelry and Adornment
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 Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin in memory of Trayvon Martin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2021.32.13.2
objectType: label: Type
content: brooches
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 with metal and glue
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 × 7/8 in. (5.5 × 5.5 × 2.3 cm)