This black and white dashiki and matching hat belonged to Rev. Dr. Samuel B. McKinney (1926-2018), author and leading civil rights advocate in Seattle, Washington. He served as pastor of Mount Zion Baptist Church, one of the largest and oldest Black churches in the Pacific Northwest, from 1958 to 1998 and again from 2005 to 2008. As a visible public figure, McKinney was conscious of the meaning behind his clothing and made a point of supporting Black-owned businesses in Seattle and around the country whenever possible. This dashiki and hat were made by the Black People's Unity Movement (BPUM) of Camden, New Jersey. Started in 1968, the BPUM was a grassroots movement that sought economic empowerment and independence for Black residents of Camden. One of their major initiatives was a clothing factory which produced locally designed “Afro-Asian” style clothes. Haywood Smith, economic development minister for the BPUM said "Ours is a Black industry for Black people...It will provide employment for our community and produce garments to supplement its cultural revolution." Production was cut short in 1969 when a police raid left the factory substantially damaged.