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Sanitation Workers assemble in front of Clayborn Temple for a solidarity march. Memphis, TN

Created by

Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007

Place

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003

Place

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Civil Rights Demonstration, Washington, DC

Created by

Cartier-Bresson, Henri, French, 1908 - 2004

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College, seated with a young Isaac Farris Jr. and friend

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

Dr. Benjamin Elijah Mays, president of Morehouse College is seen here (seated on right). Next to Dr. Mays is a young Isaac Farris Jr. and a friend. You can also see a partial view of Mr. Isacc Farris Sr. on the front row as well.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Birmingham, Alabama. SNCC Workers Outside the Funeral

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Place

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Cambridge, Maryland. Clifford Vaughs, a SNCC Photographer is Arrested

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Place

Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Addressing a Rally, Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American, Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990

Place

1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Marchers Settling at Camp, Selma to Montgomery March

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Singing in the Rain, Selma to Montgomery March

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Military Police and State Troopers Guarding the Alabama State Capitol

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Edited by

Anderson, Madeline, American

Caption

This 16mm film is a short documentary made by Madeline Anderson for National Education Television's Black Journal television program to commemorate the four year anniversary of the assassination of Malcolm X.

Place

Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Digital print of a man protesting a Chicago Freedom Movement march

Created by

Kleina, Bernard, American

Place

Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Mrs. Medgar Evers and family - she comforts her eldest son at Medgar Evers' funeral, Jackson MS

Created by

Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007

Place

Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Photograph of soldiers entering a store during the Newark Riots

Photographed BY

Abbott, Randy

Place

Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America

Harry Belafonte Jr. seated with Coretta Scott King and her children

Photographed BY

Henry, Horace C., American, born 1948

Caption

There was a lot of press coverage at this first memorial service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but most of the media represented was local. There was not a large number of representatives from the national media present.

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Image of a civil rights protest outside Greenville City Hall

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Place

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Leesburg, Georgia. Arrested for Demonstrating in Americus, Teenage Girls Are Kept in a Stockade in the Countryside

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Place

Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Matt Herron, American, 1931 - 2020

Caption

Voting rights advocate, Fannie Lou Hamer, is shown picketing in front of the Forrest County Courthouse. Later, Hamer's group, the Mississippi Freedom Party, would challenge the official delegation at the 1964 Democratic Convention.

Place

Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

A digital print of sign protesting a Chicago Freedom Movement march

Created by

Kleina, Bernard, American

Place

Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Photographic print of Eartha Kitt carrying a poodle

Photographed BY

Charles "Teenie" Harris, American, 1908 - 1998

Place

Oakland, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America

Rev. C.T. Vivian Approaching the Lectern at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

1530 6th Ave N, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006

Place

New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America

Rev. Dominic Orsini, Rev. Arthur Matott, and Sister Mary Leoline Entering Montgomery

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Portrait of a couple on a motorcycle outside of Anderson Photo Service studio

Photographed BY

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Photographed BY

Unidentified

Studio portrait of a woman in graduation cap and gown

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Herron, Gaylord Oscar, American

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Photographed BY

Herron, Gaylord Oscar, American

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Photographic print of Eunice Jackson in nurse's uniform with nurses

Created by

Unidentified

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Chromogenic print of Mr. & Mrs. Jackson in Shriner regalia

Created by

Unidentified

Place

Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Dexter Scott King

Photographed BY

Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002

Created by

Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American

Place

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Photographic postcard of Billy Ward and His Dominoes, with autographs

Photographed BY

Maurice Seymour Studio, American, founded 1929

Place

Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Place

New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America

White patrons party at Jimbo' s Bop City

Photographed BY

Jackson, Steve Jr., 1923 - 1999

Place

Fillmore, San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America

Created by

Wood, Pauline Thompson, American, born 1901, Montgomery, David Gaylord, American, 1947 - 2002

Caption

This film is from a collection of home movies filmed by the family of Michael Holman, an important figure in the history of hip hop. The collection predominately contains family vacation footage shot when Holman's father, Lt. Thomas Holman, was stationed in Europe with the US Army. Most of the footage was captured by Holman's grandmother, Pauline Thompson Wood. In addition to the European vacation films, the footage shot by Pauline Wood documents her involvement with the Baha'i Faith and includes footage of Baha'i events and pilgrimages to holy sites in Israel and Palestine. There is also footage of the family at home in San Francisco and other sites in California.

Place

Wilmette, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Directed by

Fletcher, John W. Jr., American

Edited by

Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993

Caption

This 16mm black and white film is a short film exploring the work and methodology of acclaimed African American sculptor Inge Hardison. The film, made relatively early in her career, details her working processes with clay, bronze, and wire.

Place

Manhattan, New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America

Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody - Resurrection City. Wash., D.C. - 1968

Photographed BY

Robert Houston, American, born 1935

Place

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Caption

This 16mm film is a short documentary made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program. Producer St. Clair Bourne chronicles the opening of Malcolm X Liberation University in Durham, North Carolina on October 25, 1969.

Place

Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America, Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America

Printing plate of Gwendolyn Brooks used by The Chicago Defender

Created by

Unidentified

Created by

Unidentified

Outdoor Group Shot of Children Wearing Baseball Uniforms, Little League

Photographed BY

Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998

Place

Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States

Created by

Freed, Leonard, American, 1929 - 2006

Caption

Louisiana, PO-BOY (poor boy) originally the name for a sandwich the poorer working people bought for lunch, a lot of food for little money. 'I am the PO-BOY,' said the owner of the fruit stand., Leonard Freed, Black in White America (New York: Grossman Publishers, 1969), 53.

Place

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America