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Bag of black checkers pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated

after 1972

Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

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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.

A small clear plastic bag of black checker pieces used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison. On one side of the bag in black ink is printed: [Made in China / Fabriqué en Chine]. The bag is unopened.

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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog reference: A2018.36.1.13.3

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