Black Lives Matter t-shirt worn by NASCAR racer Bubba Wallace

Description (Brief):

Black, short sleeve Black Lives Matter t-shirt worn by NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace at the Atlanta (Ga.) Motor Speedway and then at the Martinsville (Va.) Speedway. This was worn after the Ahmaud Arbery incident and according to Wallace, "as a response to the continued quest for racial equality and the eradication of social injustices."

Date Made: 2020

User: Wallace, Jr., William Darrell

Location: Currently not on view

Name Of Sport: auto racingLevel Of Sport: ProfessionalWeb Subject: African American

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Credit Line: Darrell Wallace Jr.

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 2020.0089.01Accession Number: 2020.0089Catalog Number: 2020.0089.01

Object Name: t-shirt, auto racingt-shirt

Physical Description: fabric, cotton (overall material)Measurements: overall, mounted: 28 in x 24 1/2 in x 10 in; 71.12 cm x 62.23 cm x 25.4 cmoverall: 28 1/4 in x 18 in; 71.755 cm x 45.72 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng4ba885151-fdcc-3449-e053-15f76fa0fb0b

Record Id: nmah_1998819

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