Hoodie worn by Marian Wright Edelman for a Children's Defense Fund photo shoot

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Gray hooded sweat shirt worn by Marian Wright Edelmen for a Children's Defense Fund photo shoot related to Justic for Trayvon events and publications. The sweat shirt has a half-zip center front closure with a gray plastic zipper, full-length sleeves with ribbed cuffs, and a kangaroo pouch pocket at the center front waist. It is cut slightly fitted in the body. Slits are sewn in the cuffs so the sleeves can be pulled over the hand and the thumb pushed through the slit. The hood pulls tight with a gray woven tape tie. The sweat shirt is a double knit fabric with a white interior. There is an orange fabric label with white printed text reading "lucy" with the size above it sewn at the interior center back neck. A fiber content and care tag is sewn behind it.

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