Title

Placard reading "Justice 4 Freddie Grey!" used at Baltimore protests, April 2015. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

This placard calls for the end of racism. Freddie Gray (1990-2015) was a young African-American man who died after being arrested by the Baltimore Police Department. The placard consists of two yellow peices of paper stapled to a poster board. The text is typed in black letters and reads [Justice 4 Freddie Grey!]. Text in the bottom half of the sign is inside a black rectangle and reads [PEOPLES POWER / ASSEMBLY / 443-221-3775]. The other side of the placard reads: Stop racism now'. The wooden handle is covered by masking tape.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM21A73_174

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Property release

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License type

Rights managed

Available size

246,3Mb (5,5Mb) / 19,1in x 50,0in / 5740 x 14996 (300dpi)

Keywords

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