Museum object · projectile weapon components
Rubber ball projectile used in Washington, DC
2020
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
This rubber ball projectile was collected by Nathan Baca, the investigative reporter from WUSA9, while covering social justice protests in Washington, DC on June 1, 2020. Black 32 caliber rubber ball round originally from a Stinger® 12-Gauge High Velocity round projectile used by law enforcement during the June 1, 2020 social justice protests in Washington, DC.
- Catalog date
- 2020
- Recorded places
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Recorded subjects
- African American; Activism; Journalism; Justice; Race relations; U.S. History, 2001-; Violence
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Sources & collection details
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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20
Catalog reference: 2021.46.4
Collection: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection