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Placard from March on Washington "WE DEMAND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY NOW"
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Placard from March on Washington "WE DEMAND AN END TO POLICE BRUTALITY NOW"

Unidentified · August 28, 1963

paint on cardboard
National Museum of African American History and Culture
CC0 — Public Domain
National Museum of African American History and Culture

Cardboard placard with an off-white background and red and white lettering. Overall text reads "We demand an end to police brutality now!" In the upper portion of the placard is a large red swath of color with white text within that reads “WE/ DEMAND." Below is red lettering in a font that mimics handwritten text that reads "AN END/ TO/ POLICE/ BRUTALITY/ NOW!" All the text is centered down the middle.

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