Alpha Kappa Alpha jacket worn during the Women's March on Washington
date: label: Date
content: 1990s
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Charles River Apparel, American, founded 1983
label: Subject of
content: Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, founded 1908
label: Subject of
content: University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, American, founded 1886
label: Subject of
content: Zeta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, American, founded 1908
label: Subject of
content: Women's March, American, founded 2017
notes: label: Description
content: An Alpha Kappa Alpha pullover jacket worn during the Women's March on Washington by Dr. Calonie Gray. The dark green, nylon jacket has full-length sleeves, elastic wristbands, and a drawstring hood and hem with plastic cord locks. The jacket closes at the center front with a dark green zipper and has a large pouch at the front waist with a Velcro closure. The pouch has a side opening that act as hand pockets. Over the proper right breast is dark pink embroidered text that reads [ALPHA KAPPA ALPHA] in pink thread and bordered above and below with pink thread. Below are three (3) large embroidered letters [AKA] in green thread, outlined in dark pink. The jacket interior is fully lined with white cotton. Sewn to the interior collar is the manufacture’s label. The label is black with their company logo embroidered in white thread: a single rower in a shell depicted in profile, rowing with two (2) oars. The logo is bordered with a double lined, white embroidered oval with the text [CHARLES / RIVER] at the top and [APPAREL] at the bottom. Below is white embroidered text that reads [CHARLES / RIVER]. Sewn to the bottom of the tag is a smaller tag with sizing, materials, manufacturing information, and washing instructions. The back of the jacket is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Clothing and dress
label: Topic
content: Feminism
label: Topic
content: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Resistance
label: Topic
content: Sororities
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
label: Exhibition
content: Making a Way Out of No Way
label: On View
content: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Community/Third Floor, 3 050
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Calonie Gray
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.96.3
objectType: label: Type
content: jackets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: nylon and cotton (textile) with thread and plastic
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (flat): 27 3/16 × 38 3/4 in. (69 × 98.5 cm)