"I sat DOWN 2 STAND Up for courage" Mug, 2013

Artifact

Mug (Cup)

Date Made

2013

Subject Date

01 December 1955

Place of Creation

Thailand 

Keywords

United States, Michigan, Dearborn 

Mugs (Cups) 

Cups (Drinking vessels) 

Boycotts 

Civil rights movements 

Segregation 

Montgomery Bus Boycott, Montgomery, Ala., 1955-1956 

Buses 

Parks, Rosa, 1913-2005 

Henry Ford (Organization). Henry Ford Museum 

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

2013.27.2

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Ceramic (Material)

Color

White (Color)
Yellow (Color)
Green
Black (Color)
Gold (Color)

Dimensions

Height: 4.5 in

Width: 5.25 in

Length: 3.25 in

Inscriptions

on front: I / sat / DOWN / 2 / STAND / UP / for / courage on back: 2857 / ROSA / PARKS / BUS / 19 / 55 / Henry Ford Museum pressed on bottom: THAILAND