Object Details
- Description
- This pair of soccer cleats was donated by Luma Mufleh, founder of the Fugees soccer team for refugee children in Clarkston, Georgia. Mufleh formed the team in 2004 in response to the refugee resettlement that brought thousands of refugees to Clarkston. The Fugees Academy opened in Clarkston, Georgia, to teach immigrant children as part of a refugee resettlement that brought thousands of refugees to the area. Facing an anti-immigrant backlash, the team overcame these difficulties by becoming a powerhouse soccer team in the state of Georgia. Using soccer, the school helps the students form social connections, practice their English, and develop leadership skills.
- ID Number
- 2015.0251.02
- accession number
- 2015.0251
- catalog number
- 2015.0251.02
- Object Name
- pair of cleats
- Physical Description
- synthetic leather (overall material)
- plastic (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 4 1/2 in x 4 in x 9 1/2 in; 11.43 cm x 10.16 cm x 24.13 cm
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Ethnic
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition
- Many Voices, One Nation
- Exhibition Location
- National Museum of American History
- National Museum of American History
- Subject
- Sports
- Immigration
- Record ID
- nmah_1803960
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-59b6-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
