Yard Sign

Name/Title

Yard Sign

Entry/Object ID

2023.11.3

Description

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

2023.11

Source or Donor

Dopp, Sarah L.

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Allied Printing

Date made

2022

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Sign, Yard

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Sign, Advertising

Nomenclature Class

Advertising Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Height

18 in

Width

23-3/4 in

Material

Coroplast

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Vermont Racial Justice Alliance, Vermont Interfaith Action

Web Links and URLs

Proposal 2 Information