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Thermal shirt from the costume worn by Luke Cage in the "Crispus Attucks" scene

ca. 2016-2018

Harlem, New York City, New York, 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 dark blue t-shirt from the costume worn by Mike Colter as the character Luke Cage on the episode "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" (103) of Marvel’s television series “Luke Cage.” The Ralph Lauren t-shirt is in a cotton thermal knit and features a round neckline. It was worn beneath the black hoodie (2020.47.2.1). The costume was worn in scenes of Cage breaking up a drug ring in Mariah Dillard's Crispus Attucks complex in Harlem.

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Catalog reference: 2020.47.2.2

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