Free Hot Dogs for Protestors
date: label: date made
content: 2021
label: date made
content: 2020
notes: label: Description
content: This banner was installed on the exterior of Modist Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on May 28, 2020, three days after the murder of local resident George Floyd by Minneapolis Police Department officer Derek Chauvin on May 25, 2020. Floyd's murder initiated a global surge in public demonstrations and protests.
label: Description
content: Daniel Wellendorf, head of marketing at Modist Brewing Co., recounted the decision to install the banner as a reaction of anger and impatience with city officials' response to the killing. In an interview, Wellendorf said, "[Thursday] night [May 28,2020], the protests were also moving downtown. We opened our doors, we put on—we have a brand-new hot dog roller. We put on some dogs, and we put up a sign. The “free hot dogs for protesters” became a thing everyone talked about. Everyone that night was boarding up their windows and we were trying to open up our doors."
place: label: place made
content: United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis
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content: Work and Industry: Food Technology
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Modist Brewing Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2021.0135.2
label: accession number
content: 2021.0135
label: catalog number
content: 2021.0135.2
objectType: label: Object Name
content: banner
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: vinyl (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 91 cm x 91 cm; 35 13/16 in x 35 13/16 in