Name/Title
Yard SignEntry/Object ID
2023.11.3Description
A red, black, and green yard sign. White drawings of chains start in the upper left and lower right corners and continue until the primary message text starts. The sign reads, "Pass Proposal 2 ...slavery and indentured servitude in any form are prohibited. Abolish Slavery Vermont #AbolishSlaveryVT," in white text. The Vermont Racial Justice Alliance and Vermont Interfaith Action logos are printed in white in the bottom left corner. The sign is double-sided and has the same message printed on both sides.Context
Proposal 2 was a suggested amendment to the Vermont constitution that would prohibit slavery and indentured servitude in any context. Previously, the Vermont constitution prohibited slavery, "unless bound by the person’s own consent,after arriving to such age, or bound by law for the payment of debts, damages, fines, costs, or the like" starting in 1777.Acquisition
Accession
2023.11Source or Donor
Dopp, Sarah L.Made/Created
Manufacturer
Allied PrintingDate made
2022Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Sign, YardNomenclature Primary Object Term
Sign, AdvertisingNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Height
18 inWidth
23-3/4 inRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, Vermont Interfaith Action