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Poster for Poor People's Campaign
- Distributed by
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 20 11/16 × 14 3/4 × 7/16 in. (52.6 × 37.4 × 1.1 cm)
- Type
- posters
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- This is a Spanish language poster for the Poor People’s Campaign, targeted specifically towards Puerto Ricans. Text at the top of the poster reads "POOR PEOLE'S CAMPAIGN/ PUERTORRIQUENOS MARCHAN/ A Washington en la Campana de los Pobres." Below the text is an image of a man, a fedora hat shadowing his upper face. He holds his right hand in front of his face with his thumb at the corner of his mouth. Under the image is text that reads "En su vecindario, informese con:" In the bottom right corner is text that reads "SABADO/ 8 DE JUNIO/ DE 1968/ Unase a/ La Marcha! / Telefonos: / Dia. 245-0700 ext. 751/ Noche. 874-3090/ Radio City Station/ P.O. Box 54."
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Graphic design
- Language
- Poverty
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Soul Force Vol. 1 No. 3
- Published by
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Subject of
- Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 16 × 11 1/2 in. (40.6 × 29.2 cm)
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 15, 1968
- Description
- The May 15, 1968 edition of Soul Force, the official journal of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. The cover reads [POOR FOLKS' CAMPAIGN HITS D.C. / YOU CAN HELP / "TO MAKE THIS DREAM A REALITY"] and features an illustration by Henry Brownlee of the faces of five individuals. Stories include "Mule Train Moves Out," about travel to Washington, D.C.; "Poor People's University," about a curriculum developed for college students joining the campaign to educate on issues of poverty; and "Campaña De Los Pobres Proposito," a Spanish-language piece on goals and grievances that the Chicano movement seeks to achieve and address through participation in the Poor People's Campaign. Eight numbered pages.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Political organizations
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
- Object number
- 2017.76.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- @ SCLC, Henry Brownlee, Brig Cabe, Bill Mahoney, Fletcher Drake.. Permission required for use.
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- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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An Outline of Resurrection City as Used
- Written by
- Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
- Type
- manuscripts for publication
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A manuscript of a work, "An Outline of Resurrection City as Used," heavily notated with fiber-tip pen, blue colored pencil, and graphite pencil. The pages are single-sided with typed black ink. The work begins with three unnumbered pages followed by pages numbered 2 through 22, for a total of 25 pages. The second page, unnumbered, features a diagram of Resurrection City on the National Mall. An example of a handwritten note on the object appears on Page 2 in the left margin adjacent to underlined type and reads [WHAT DOES / THIS IMPLY / ABOUT SUCCESS OR / FAILURE OF / R. CITY?]. Handwritten comments appear in at least three separate hands: one in orange pen and occasionally in graphite, one exclusively in graphite, and one in blue colored pencil. Page 4 features an organizational chart of Resurrection City. The front cover has light damage at the corners, and pages are creased at the corners from handling.
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- Transcribed by digital volunteers
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Architecture
- Civil rights
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Urban planning
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
- Object number
- 2017.76.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
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- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Photograph of John Wiebenson and others building a structure
- Photograph by
- O'Halloran, Thomas
- Subject of
- Wiebenson, John Jacob, American, died 2003
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper on Fome-Cor (TM)
- Dimensions
- H x W x D (Image and sheet): 15 1/4 × 23 3/8 × 1/4 in. (38.7 × 59.4 × 0.6 cm)
- Type
- black-and-white photographs
- chromogenic color prints
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Description
- A chromogenic print depicting a black-and-white image of four people outdoors in an open space building an A-frame structure from wooden 2x4s and plywood. The man at center, John Wiebenson, stands on a milk crate holding plywood against the 2x4 frame. Two others, faces obstructed, do the same. A fourth swings a hammer. A fifth person squats holding a camera to capture the proceedings. A final person stands with his back to the camera while looking to a piece of paper in his left hand. There are scattered trees in the background. The photograph is dry-mounted on Fome-Cor.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Architecture
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Abigail Wiebenson & sons, John, Derek & Sam in honor of John Wiebenson
- Object number
- 2017.76.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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- Classification
- Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
- Exhibition
- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- Data Source
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Resurrection City: Untitled
Photograph of a man holding a sign reading "La Tierra ES NUESTRA HERENCIA"- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 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 bearded man in sunglasses holding a sign in his left hand that reads in Spanish [La Tierra ES / NUESTRA / HERENCIA]. In his right hand is a hardhat. Activists in the background carry other signs, one that advocates for recognizing the supremacy of treaties. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.12
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- Resurrection City
- 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
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Resurrection City: Untitled
Photograph of a woman playing a guitar and singing- 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 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 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 woman playing a guitar and singing while a man reaches over her to also play the same guitar. The two are outdoors in the shade of trees, with a crowd of people in the background. She wears a striped hat, eye glasses, and a pinback button on her chest reading [POOR PEOPLE'S CAMPAIGN / PUERTORRIQUEÑOS MARCHAN]. He wears a hat and button-down shirt with his glasses in his pocket. The pair are under a tree and there are people in chairs visible in the background. The guitar has sticker of the flag of Puerto Rico on the soundboard. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- Resurrection City
- 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
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Tijerina, Reies, 1926 - 2015
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 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 Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- American West
- Justice
- 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
- 2017.81.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- 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
-
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 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 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 men and women sitting on or around a car stopped on the side of the road. In the foreground at left is a tree with a sign propped against it reading [no more / HUNGER / USA.]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.10
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
- 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 Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 7/8 in. (32.9 × 25.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- 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 portrait of a man wearing a war bonnet, eyeglasses, and a pinback button that reads [INDIAN / POWER]. The man is depicted from the shoulders up and he looks directly at the camera. He wears a white shirt with buttoned collar and a round white pinback button reading [INDIAN / POWER] in black text affixed just below the center button of the collar. He also wears beaded necklaces. The war bonnett consists of band with beaded design across the man's forehead with thread wrapped white feathers extending above and dark colored ribbons suspended from the band near the man's temples and descending past his shoulders. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- Media Arts-Photography
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- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
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- 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
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.8 × 22 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 15/16 in. (35.5 × 27.8 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- 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 Resurrection City resident posing in front of a plywood structure. The resident wears a light colored fringed cape and a light colored hat and poses barefoot with legs crossed holding a mirror in one hand with the other held up to their chin in a gesture. An SCLC badge is visible around the resident's neck. Behind the resident is a piece of plywood with the word [Madam] painted on it. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.14
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.9 × 22 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 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 police officers with helmets and batons ushering a man onto a bus. A row of busses is visible along the left side of the image. People's arms and hands are protruding through some of the metal studded bus windows. A pile of personal belongings, including bags and clothing, sits next to the door to the bus. In the background, people hold their arms out of the windows. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 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 four uniformed police officers sitting in folding chairs while a fifth stands holding a sign for the Jewish Community Council of Greater Washington. The officers, all men, appear smiling amid a large number of empty folding chairs. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- Religion
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Resurrection City: Untitled
- Photograph by
- Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.8 × 22 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- 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 man wearing a kaffiyeh with decorative agal, sunglasses, necklace with crescent-and-star medallion, and an apron with pinback buttons on it. The buttons, from left to right depict the Poor People's Campaign, an unidentified person, Muhammad Ali, and Martin Luther King, Jr. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Local and regional
- Politics (Practical)
- Poverty
- Religion
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2017.81.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jill Freedman
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- City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Woman at tent doorway - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3179pixels × 3157pixels
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Description
- This image depicts a young woman standing at the entrance of one of the yellow tents at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Framed by the tent flaps of yellow material she gazes directly at the viewer. She is dressed in a blue knit shirt with a fold over collar and a vee-neckline. There is some clear and white material, possibly a wad of tape, stuck to one tent flap at head level.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.34
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Woman between tents - Resurrection City, Wash, D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5285pixels × 5285pixels
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Description
- This image depicts a young woman seated between rows of tents at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. The woman, seated on a wooden folding chair, wears a light colored shirt with long sleeves pushed up, and a light colored and patterned skirt. She wears a scarf wrapped around her head and is barefoot. Her light colored sandals rest on the ground beside her. She sits sideways to the camera and looks at the viewer over her left shoulder, holding her left hand on her hip. She sits in the doorway of a tent made of yellow material, wood, and plastic sheeting. Folding cots are visible inside the tent opposite her. The alley is bare ground with sparse grass and a tree is visible in the distance over the roofs of the tents.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Tent with song lyrics - Resurection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2510pixels × 3899pixels
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Description
- This image depicts a temporary shelter in Resurrection City on the National Mall with the lyrics to two songs written on its sides. The tent, made of plywood and plastic sheeting, is situated on the National Mall, with trees and the Washington Monument visible behind it. The first song is titled "You Can't Keep Us Down" and the lyrics cover the left half of the tent wall. The other song is titled "In Resurrection City" and its lyrics cover the right side of the tent wall. For full lyrics, please see Notes Text Entries.
- Topic
- African American
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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- National Museum of African American History and Culture
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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
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- 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
- portraits
- 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 photographic slide depicts a man wearing a traditional Native American headdress. The headdress is made of red, white and blue feathers, with a beaded headband. He wears a light blue shirt with red and blue stripes and tan pants. He wears a decorative ceremonial apron of a red bird on a black field. The black apron is edged in yellow fringe. It is held around the waist by a wide decorated belt with two large silver disks in front. In front of him is a woman in a blue sweater carrying a white purse. Standing in profile to the viewer, she holds out her hands to a small child standing in front of her. The child, standing with his back to the viewer, wears a blue blazer and a blue and white hat. In the background are a group of people and a partially constructed A frame. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- 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
- 2015.245.158
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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
- Commissioned by
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- Type
- color slides
- portraits
- 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 photographic slide depicts a person wearing a yellow cloth head wrap. Shown from the chest upwards, the individual wears a grey button down shirt and a cloth apron strap around the neck. Wooden frames for temporary shelters are visible in the background. The slide mount has text that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- 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
- 2015.245.51
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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 Child or Children
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Commissioned by
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- Manufactured by
- Unidentified
- 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 photographic slide depicts a man sitting next to a woman holding a young child. The man is pictured in profile, seated to the right of frame, wearing a grey suit. He rests his elbows on his knees and holds a short cigarette between his fingers. Next to him, in center frame, is the woman, wearing a light colored top and blue jeans, her grey hair pulled back from her face. The child, wearing a long sleeve red shirt and blue and white patterned overalls, sits in the woman's lap holding a baby bottle. Behind them, the legs of a person seated on a platform are visible.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Families
- 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
- 2015.245.61
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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
-
Digital image of Ralph Abernathy on a police bus
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5008pixels × 7488pixels
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Date
- 1968
- Caption
- On June 24, 1968, protestors at the United States Capitol led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy were arrested while marching for the nation's poor. At the same time, Metropolitan police arrested residents of Resurrection City who refused to vacate. In total 397 people were arrested that day.
- Description
- A black and white digital image of Reverend Ralph David Abernathy on a police bus after his arrest on June 24, 1968. Abernathy is featured behind the bars of an open window. He is seated and has his face turned towards a group of reporters standing outside the bus.
- Topic
- African American
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Political organizations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2016.177.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
- See more items in
- National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
- 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