Museum object · Memorabilia and Ephemera - Political and Activist Ephemera
Placard stating "I AM A MAN" carried by Arthur J. Schmidt in 1968 Memphis March
1968
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
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.
A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "I AM / A / MAN," with "AM" underlined. There is a small Allied Printing Trades Council union bug in black ink at bottom center. The back of the poster is blank.
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Catalog reference: 2017.71.4