Museum object · Toys and Games
Bag of black checkers pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
after 1972
Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, 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 small clear plastic bag of black checker pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. On one side of the bag in black ink is printed: [Made in China / Fabriqué en Chine]. The bag is unopened.
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog reference: A2018.36.1.13.3