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Catalog Number |
B2019.01.1502 |
Object Name |
Throw |
Museum |
Alexandria Black History Museum |
Description |
Woven throw blanket with black and white images of events from the Civil Rights Movement. The text lists boycotts, demonstrations and legislation. At the top and bottom of the blanket are two events in Rosa Parks' life, her 1955 bus activism and in 1999 receiving the Congressional Gold Medal. The edges of the blanket are fringed. The blanket is stapled to a wooden block along the top edge. This throw was owned by Carlton A. Funn Sr. |
Material |
Cotton/Wood/Metal |
Dimensions |
W-72.25 L-53 inches |
Search Terms |
African American history African American people Boycotts Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights leaders Civil rights movements Legislation |
Subjects |
African American history African American people Boycotts Civil rights demonstrations Civil rights leaders Civil rights movements Legislation |
Related People |
Funn, Carlton A., Sr. |