This poster was used at the April 1, 2003, rally at the Supreme Court supporting affirmative action. Brown v. Board of Education was the 1954 landmark case ordering the desegregation of public schools.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
maker
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
ID Number
2013.0269.07
accession number
2013.0269
catalog number
2013.0269.07
Description
A poster used during the 50th anniversary March on Washington August 24-28, 2013. Trayvon's Law is named after Trayvon Martin who was fatally shot by a community watch member in February 2012. The law is aimed to reduce racial profiling, repeal "Stand Your Ground" laws, and to "create law efforcement accountability through effective police oversight."
The most basic right of citizenship has been equal access and protection under the law. The fight to extend this right to all began before the Declaration of Independence proclaimed “all men are created equal,” and continues today.