Bracelet
Object number2021.4.1
Datec. 2019
MediumSilicone
Credit LineHeinz History Center Collection
DescriptionCircular black silicone bracelet or wristband with white printed text on exterior; same text is repeated twice.DimensionsHeight x Width x Length: 0.5 x 2.563 x 2.688 in. (1.3 x 6.5 x 6.8 cm)InscriptionsWhite printed text on exterior "BLACK LIVES MATTER"; same text is repeated twice.
Historical NotesBlack Lives Matter bracelet field gathered at a protest for the verdict in the shooting death of Antwon Rose II held at Freedom Corner in 2019. Rose's father, Antwon Rose, Sr., and several local activists spoke to the crowd of 200 gathered at Freedom Corner on March 23, 2019. Seventeen-year-old Rose was shot and killed in East Pittsburgh on June 19, 2018, by police officer Michael Rosfeld. During a traffic stop, Rose, who was in the rear of the car, ran from the vehicle with another passenger and was shot by Rosfeld three times in the back as he ran away.
Related person
Antwon Rose II
(died 2018)
Related person
Michael Rosfeld
On View
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1945
c. 1976
2018
c. 1976
c. 1976