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Placard stating "HONOR KING: END RACISM" carried in 1968 Memphis March

1968

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A white poster with black lettering used by Arthur J. Schmidt during the 1968 Memphis March. The poster reads "HONOR KING: END RACISM." A small Allied Printing Trades union bug is stamped on the bottom of the front of the poster at center in black ink. The back of the poster is blank.

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Catalog reference: 2017.71.5

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