Banner from a protest rally after the police shooting of Michael Brown
date: label: Date
content: 2014
name: label: Created by
content: Bryan Walsh, American
label: Created by
content: Emily Bland, American
label: Subject of
content: Michael Brown Jr., 1996 - 2014
notes: label: Description
content: A handmade cloth banner of white paint on a black cloth. A quote on the banner reads: [When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes a duty]. The banner was used as the backdrop for speakers and activists during an October 2014 Ferguson, Missouri protest rally after the police shooting of Michael Brown.
place: label: Place used
content: Ferguson, Saint Louis County, Missouri, 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: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Resistance
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: 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 Bryan Walsh and Emily Bland
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.109
objectType: label: Type
content: banners
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: © Bryan Walsh/Emily Bland
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: paint on cloth
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 72 × 240 in. (182.9 × 609.6 cm)