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T-shirt with "I Can't Breathe" worn and signed by Derrick Rose during warm-ups

December 6, 2014

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black t-shirt worn by NBA basketball player Derrick Rose during warm-ups before a game when he played with the Chicago Bulls. The shirt has the text "I / CAN'T / BREATHE" printed across the front in white text that fades out from top proper right to bottom proper left. Rose signed the shirt, including his number 1, in silver metallic ink on the proper left front shoulder. A Fruit of the Loom manufacturer's label with fiber content, size, style, and care information is sewn at the interior center back neck.

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Catalog reference: 2015.121

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