Roy Wilkin's NAACP cap

Description:

Roy Wilkins, executive secretary of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, wore this cloth hat during the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Date Made: before 1963

User: Wilkins, RoyReferenced: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Location: Currently not on view

General Subject Association: Reform MovementsCivil Rights MovementClassified: African American HistoryUsed: African AmericanClassified: African American HistoryRelated Event: March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom

Subject:

See more items in: Political and Military History: Political History, Reform Movements Collection, Government, Politics, and Reform, Clothing & Accessories, National Treasures exhibit

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Related Web Publication: http://americanhistory.si.edu/treasures

Related Publication: Kendrick, Kathleen M. and Peter C. Liebhold. Smithsonian Treasures of American History, National Museum of American History. Treasures of American History online exhibition

Credit Line: Aminda B. and Roy Wilkins

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1980.0668.102Accession Number: 1980.0668Catalog Number: 1980.0668.102

Object Name: cap

Physical Description: cotton (overall material)blue, yellow (overall color)Measurements: overall: 5 1/4 in x 11 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 28.575 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a3-4959-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_516393

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