Jacket donated by Soul Train dancer Thomas "Tom Tom" Evans

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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.

Red jacket similar in appearance to one worn by dancer Thomas "Tom Tom" Evans on the television show "Soul Train." The jacket is a collarless, double-breasted blazer. The exterior of the jacket is made from a red polyester twill. On the front of the jacket is one (1) small inset pocket on the upper proper left chest, and two (2) large inset pockets with rectangular flap closures on the lower proper left and lower proper right fronts. The jacket closes at the center front with two round gold buttons in a single row. The exterior back of the jacket has side vents and a shorter center vent. The full-length sleeves have a slit cuff that is sewn closed. At each cuff are four (4) small round gold decorative buttons. The front closure and cuff buttons have the same embossed design of two concentric rings.

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