Broom used by the community members to clean-up after Baltimore protests
date: label: Date
content: ca. 2015
name: label: Manufactured by
content: Unidentified
label: Used by
content: Newborn Community of Faith Church, Inc., American, founded 1982
label: Subject of
content: Freddie Gray, American, 1990 - 2015
notes: label: Description
content: Wood and straw broom used in clean up efforts after the Baltimore Riots of 2015 at North and Pennsylvania Avenues. The broom has a straw head attached to a wooden handle with wire. The handle is gray.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, 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: Local and regional
label: Topic
content: Police brutality
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 2001-
label: Topic
content: Urban life
label: Topic
content: Violence
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Tools and Equipment
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 Newborn Community of Faith Church
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.210.2
objectType: label: Type
content: brooms
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: wood, straw, wire
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 54 × 10 1/2 × 1 9/16 in. (137.2 × 26.7 × 4 cm)