Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Twelfth (12) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a variety of text painted in red, yellow, and green paint, including the name of the fictional character "ZORRO", "Peace", "Spirit moves", "LOVE / MARTIN", "JERK", "REVOLUCTION / REVOLUCION" and "KANO." Some phrases and sentences are split between this panel and the panels to its left. This segment is the lower right corner panel.

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