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T-shirt stating "Ba-racked the Vote" worn during the Women's March on Washington

2008

Washington, District of Columbia, 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 black, XL, short sleeve T-shirt with red and white printed lettering on the front that reads: [BA-RACKed / THE / VOTE]. The text [BA-] and [ed] are printed in red in script and cursive respectively. The letter [V] doubles as a large red checkmark and is partially covered by the white block text. Along the left diagonal edge of the checkmark is the text [www.barackthevote.com] and the letters [TM] printed in small white text at the base of the checkmark. Red splatter marks are dotted around some of the white letters. On the back of the shirt, printed in large red type outlined in white, is the number [44]. A manufacturer's fabric label for American Apparel is sewn at the interior center back neck with a second tag sewn below it with fiber content, care, and style information. Printed in white script on the interior center back neck is information about Barackawear Inc.

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Catalog reference: 2017.92.3

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