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Rubber ball projectile used in Washington, DC

2020

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 rubber ball projectile was collected by Nathan Baca, the investigative reporter from WUSA9, while covering social justice protests in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Black 32 caliber rubber ball round originally from a Stinger® 12-Gauge High Velocity round projectile used by law enforcement during the June 1, 2020 social justice protests in Washington, DC.

Catalog date
2020
Recorded places
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Recorded subjects
African American; Activism; Journalism; Justice; Race relations; U.S. History, 2001-; Violence

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: 2021.46.4

Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

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