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Image of Black embroidered skull cap worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, ca. 1960s-2010s
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Black embroidered skull cap worn by Reverend Dr. Samuel B. McKinney, ca. 1960s-2010s

This 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. The cap is a traditional style from Bukhara, Uzbekistan.
ID Number: 2017.66.5
Date: Circa 1960-2010
Physical Description: 1 Hat; fabric; 3.5 in.H x 8 in.Diam
Credit: MOHAI, 2017.66.5
Subjects: Black/African American, Clothing and Dress, Religion and Spirituality, Civil Rights

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