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Sign for the Poor People’s Campaign Headquarters

1968

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

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

This sign was used at the Poor People’s Campaign Headquarters building at 14th and U Streets NW, Washington, D.C. in 1968. A white, plastic sign with black lettering that reads [Poor Peoples Campaign / Headquarters / S.C.L.C.].

Catalog date
1968
Recorded places
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Political organizations; U.S. History, 1961-1969

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Catalog reference: 2014.208.1

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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