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Color slide of Poitier and Belafonte at a fundraiser at Boston Garden

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927; Poitier, Sidney, American, born 1927

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 27, 1967

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This color slide depicts Harry Belafonte embracing Sidney Poitier on stage. Harry Belafonte wears a dark shirt and pants. He shakes the hand and embraces another individual wearing a dark suit. A microphone on a stand is visible behind them.

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Civil Rights; Entertainers; Photography; Singers (Musicians); United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.245.248

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Color slide of Harry Belafonte performing at a fundraiser at Boston Garden

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 27, 1967

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This color slide depicts Harry Belafonte performing on stage. Wearing a black collared shirt and black pants, he holds a microphone in his right hand. He is depicted from below, giving him a monumental aspect. Next to him is a drummer standing behind a drum set.

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Civil Rights; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.245.257

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Color slide of Harry Belafonte performing at a fundraiser at Boston Garden

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Belafonte, Harry Jr., American, born 1927; Unidentified Man or Men; Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date: October 27, 1967

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This photographic slide depicts Harry Belafonte on stage. Standing in profile to the viewer he wears a dark suit over a dark shirt. He holds a microphone in his hands in front of him. Behind him is a band seated on low risers.

Topic: African American; Activism; Actors; Civil Rights; Photography; Singers (Musicians)

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.245.261

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Chromogenic print of an aerial view of Resurrection City

Photograph by: P. Kenneth Jadin, American
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (image and sheet): 13 3/4 × 11 in. (35 × 28 cm)

Type: chromogenic color prints

Place depicted: Resurrection City, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Description: A color photograph of Resurrection City from the 1968 Poor People's Campaign on the National Mall that was taken by one of Resurrection City's lead architects, Ken Jadin. The photograph is an aerial view facing the Lincoln Memorial from the Washington Monument. The tent settlement, known as Resurrection City, is shown to the left of the Reflecting Pool in West Potomac Park. The tents, made of white tarp over plywood, are visible in the dirt encampment. The Reflecting Pool is lined with trees and there are larger groves on the left side of the image. Rainbow Pond, now the World War II Memorial, can be seen in the foreground. The background shows the Potomac River and the far Washington, D.C. and Virginia landscape. The Arlington Memorial Bridge is shown over the river behind the Lincoln Memorial. The image colors are considerably deteriorated. An inscription on the reverse reads [R. Res City].

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Freedom; Health; Housing; Local and regional; Photography; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Kenneth Jadin

Object number: 2017.98.1

Restrictions & Rights: © P. Kenneth Jadin

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Print of Coretta Scott King leading a Mother's Day march for welfare rights

Created by: United Press International, American, founded 1907
Subject of: King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm); H x W (Image (Including type on right side)): 10 1/4 × 7 1/2 in. (26 × 19.1 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place captured: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 12, 1968

Description: A print of a press photograph of Coretta Scott King leading the Mother's Day March for Welfare Rights, part of the kick-off to the Poor Peoples Campaign. King is pictured in the center of the image wearing a dark suit, large corsage, and dark glasses. She links arms with people next to her, including two women in light colored jackets and corsages to her proper right and a man holding a megaphone to her proper left. Directly behind her is a man in a clerical collar with a young girl on his shoulders. Behind her is a large crowd of men and women, with buildings visible in the background. To the right of the image is printed the caption [WAP -051213 5/12/68 WASHINGTON: Mrs. Martin Luther King (center, dark glasses) leads a Mother's Day March for welfare rights, here 5/12. The parade kicked off the Poor People's Campaign which will culminate in a mass march on Memorial day. Others are unidentified. UPI]. On the back of the print are inscriptions and a stamp from the Examiner Reference Library.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Motherhood; Photography; Poverty; Social reform; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Elmer J. Whiting, III

Object number: 2011.17.142

Restrictions & Rights: © United Press International. Permission required for use.

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography
Exhibition: City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Unidentified Man or Men
Created by: Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996

Medium: reversal film and cardboard
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This color slide depicts a man cutting a seated man's hair in Resurrection City. In the foreground is a seated young man with a striped barber's cloth draped around his neck. He sits turned three-quarters away from the viewer. Standing in front of him is a man in a white tunic with front pockets. He has dark pants and a dark green cap. He holds a white comb in his left hand and has a black comb in his front pocket. His gaze is focused on the young man's hair. Watching them is a third man in a yellow and black striped shirt. Over the shirt he wears a striped cardigan sweater in shades of grey and yellow. He has a pink comb in his hair. Behind the men are other seated individuals getting their hair cut. Visible in the background are rows of A frame shelters under the trees. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic: African American; Activism; Barbershops; Civil rights; Hair; Housing; Local and regional; Photography; Politics (Practical); Poverty; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.245.218

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

Photograph by: Robert Houston, American, born 1935
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Unidentified Man or Men; Black Star, American, founded 1935

Medium: reversal film and plastic
Dimensions: H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)

Type: color slides

Place depicted: National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968

Caption: This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
Description: This color slide depicts people getting haircuts outside several A frame shelters. In the foreground is a seated young man, draped in a striped barber’s cloth. Another man stands in front of him, holding an electric razor in his right hand. His left hand rests on the young man's head. He wears a white barber’s smock, dark pants and a dark flat cap. Another individual is seated behind them, also draped in a barber's cloth. A man in a blue flat cap, sunglasses and white top stands next to him. Trees and A frame shelters are visible in the background. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."

Topic: African American; Activism; Barbershops; Civil rights; Hair; Housing; Local and regional; Photography; Politics (Practical); Poverty; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2015.245.253

Restrictions & Rights: © Robert Houston

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Classification: Media Arts-Photography

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Pinback button for the Poor People's Campaign

Manufactured by: N.G. Slater Corp., American, founded 1936
Printed by: AFL-CIO Locale 64 Union
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968

Medium: ink on paper on metal
Dimensions: H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 1/4 in. (8.9 × 8.9 × 0.6 cm)

Type: buttons (information artifacts)

Date: ca. 1968

Description: A round pinback button featuring a black and white portrait of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the center. Printed above and around in white text on blue background is [POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN], directly below in blue text on white background is [FOR POOR POWER]. In the center, divided by the portrait are the words ["I have a dream..."] in blue text. Below the portrait, in white text on blue background is [Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.], followed by a union printer's symbol.

Topic: African American; Activism; Civil Rights; Labor; Politics (Practical); United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Linda and Artis Cason

Object number: 2011.30.1

Restrictions & Rights: No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Classification: Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Plywood panel mural from Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957; Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006; Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990; Guevara, Che, Argentine, 1928 - 1967; Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919; Villa, Pancho, Mexican, 1878 - 1923; Murrieta, Joaquin, Mexican, c. 1829 - c. 1853; National Liberation Front, active 1954 - 1976; Chairman Tse-Tung, Mao, Chinese, 1893 - 1976; President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963; Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D (overall): 123 × 384 × 1/2 in. (312.4 × 975.4 × 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: This is a mural, comprised of twelve (12) painted plywood panels, that was created and displayed in the Resurrection City encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. The panels were installed together, four panels (4) horizontally across the top and eight (8) panels installed vertically on the bottom, to form a thirty-two (32) foot long wall. The boards were painted by Resurrection City activists with slogans, quotes and art. Painted text at the top of the panel reads: [Hunger's Wall: Tell It Like It Is].

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 48 x 96 x 1/2 in. (121.9 x 243.8 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: First (1) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a partial portrait of a bearded man, wearing a black and red striped shirt and green overalls, facing to the proper right with arm outstretched. In the upper left corner painted in red is: "BROTHERS / AND / SISTERS / HUNGER / IS REAL [underlined] / AND YOU BETTER / BELIEVE IT! DIG." Along the top edge is the beginning of the phrase "HUNGER'S WALL" in large black capital letters. Along the bottom edge is the text "PROBE THE DRUM" in orange, purple and green. This segment is the upper left corner panel, and the beginning of the series of four (4) panels that form the top portion of the Hunger Wall.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.1

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963; Senator Robert F. Kennedy, American, 1925 - 1968; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Tenth (10) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted along the top edge of this panel is text in green paint. The complete phrase is: "I serve a risen savior who died / and was crucified so I might / have eternal life." The majority of the phrase is on this panel, although the text starts on the panel on the left and finishes on the panel on the right. At the center of this panel is a large red heart with text painted inside in red paint: "John the catholic / Martin the King / Robert the Samaritan / ... they bled / so we may live / and love." Around the heart is other text painted in green, black and yellow. This segment is from the lower right corner, third from the right.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.10

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 75 × 48 × 1/2 in. (190.5 × 121.9 × 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Eleventh (11) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a variety of text painted in green, red, and yellow paint, including "MY LORD / MY SAVIOR / MARTIN LUTHER KING", "Freedom or Death", "Malcolm" and "KANO." Some phrases and sentences are split between this panel and the panels to its left and right, including text in green paint: "POVERTY'S/ CHILD [line] / SMALL HOUSE / NO WORK FOR MY FAMILY / BORN TO THIS FOODLESS FATE / I WOULD TELL YOU WITH WORDS / THAT I'M DYING / BUT NOTHIN'S LEFT TO ME / NOT EVEN CRYING". This segment is from the lower right corner, second from the right.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.11

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Twelfth (12) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a variety of text painted in red, yellow, and green paint, including the name of the fictional character "ZORRO", "Peace", "Spirit moves", "LOVE / MARTIN", "JERK", "REVOLUCTION / REVOLUCION" and "KANO." Some phrases and sentences are split between this panel and the panels to its left. This segment is the lower right corner panel.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.12

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 48 x 96 x 1/2 in. (121.9 x 243.8 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Second (2) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is the continuation of the phrase "HUNGER'S WALL" from the panel to the left, along with other text in red, black and yellow paint, including "AMERICA - BREAK DOWN YOUR WALL", "Cosmic Brotherhood (High Frequency)", "Peace Brother", "MESTIZO", "LATINOS UNIDOS PARA SIEMPRE", and " Blackness for Blacks." This segment is from the upper row of panels, second from the left.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.2

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 48 x 96 x 1/2 in. (121.9 x 243.8 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Third (3) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a continuation of text from the panel to its left, in green, red, yellow and black paint, including "Cuba Libre" and the beginning of the phrase "CHICANO POWER." Along the top edge of this panel is text in green paint. The complete phrase is: "TELL IT LIKE IT IS." The majority of the phrase is on this panel, although the text starts on the panel on the left and finishes on the panel on the right. Other text includes "Latin LOVERS", "LET'S GET LOVE" and "LATINO AMERICA." This segment is from the upper row of panels, second from the right.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.3

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Guevara, Che, Argentine, 1928 - 1967; Zapata, Emiliano, Mexican, 1879 - 1919; Villa, Pancho, Mexican, 1878 - 1923; Murrieta, Joaquin, Mexican, c. 1829 - c. 1853; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 48 x 96 x 1/2 in. (121.9 x 243.8 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Fourth (4) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is a continuation of text from the panel to the left, in green, red, and brown paint. In the upper right corner is the phrase "LET'S GET / HUMAN UNDERSTANDING" in red ink, in a mixture of upper and lower case letters. Across the rest of the panel are the phrases "UOP + UCLA", "VIVA CHE", "the New Breed", and the names of Mexican revolutionaries "PANCHO VILLA", "MURRIETA" and "ZAPATA." This segment is the upper right corner panel.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.4

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts
Exhibition: A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
On View: NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: National Liberation Front, active 1954 - 1976; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Fifth (5) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted on this panel is text in yellow, red, and black paint, including phrases "Guerilla!", "love the Viet Cong", "BLACK THAT'S IT", "Ask it / SHALL / BE GIVE.", "Simba!" and "UHURU." This segment is the lower left corner panel, and the beginning of the series of eight (8) panels that form the lower portion of the Hunger Wall.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.5

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Sixth (6) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted in the upper half of this panel is a set of bongo drums painted in red on top of a yellow triangle, with the text "KUMm BAH" painted below the drums in red. The yellow triangle is bordered by a thick green line, and surrounded by a black circle. Around the circle is a border of purple-red paint forming a square. On the rest of the panel is other text painted in brown, yellow, red and black, including "LOVE IS BEAUTIFUL/ HATE IS UGLY/ LIFE IS BOTH" and "REVOLUTION." This segment is from the lower left corner, second from the left.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.6

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

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Plywood panel from a mural at Resurrection City

Created by: Unidentified
Subject of: Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968; Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968

Medium: oil paint and ink on plywood
Dimensions: H x W x D: 75 x 48 x 1/2 in. (190.5 x 121.9 x 1.3 cm)

Type: mural paintings

Place used: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968

Description: Ninth (9) of twelve (12) painted plywood panels from the Resurrection City mural that was created and displayed in the encampment on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. during the summer of 1968. Depicted in this panel is text painted in green, brown, black, yellow, and red. At the top is a phrase in green paint that continues across several panels. Below the green text is text in brown, continuing from the panel to its left: "NEGRO Y BLANCO INSIEME." At center, in large letters, is a phrase that partially extends onto the panel on the right: "SISTERS OF WATTS FOR HUMAN DIGNITY." This segment is from the lower center, fourth from right.

Topic: African American; Activism; Art; Black power; Freedom; Justice; Local and regional; Men; Poverty; Race relations; Resistance; United States--History--1961-1969; Women

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Vincent DeForest

Object number: 2012.110.9

Restrictions & Rights: Unknown - Restrictions Possible

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Classification: Visual Arts

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Resurrection City: Untitled

Photograph by: Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
Subject of: Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968; Unidentified Woman or Women; Unidentified Man or Men

Medium: silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
Dimensions: H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in. (22.6 × 32.9 cm); H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)

Type: gelatin silver prints

Place depicted: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date: 1968; printed September 2017

Description: A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a police officer holding a baton behind their back and facing a crowd of demonstrators. Part of the crowd is visible to the right of frame. The front line of the visible crowd consists of a man in a clerical collar holding a Bible in one hand with his other arm around a woman next to him. The woman wears a printed dress, a kerchief on her head, and tennis shoes and carries a pocketbook. Next to the woman is a man in light shirt and dark colored jacket and a young boy wearing dark jacket and pants. Each person is looking up and to the right of frame, away from the police officer. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].

Topic: African American; Activism; Local and regional; Politics (Practical); Poverty; Race relations; United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number: 2017.81.1

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Portfolio/Series: Resurrection City
Classification: Media Arts-Photography

Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

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