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    Created by
    Hollingsworth, Alvin Carl, American, 1928 - 2000
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1965
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    Medium
    oil paint with acrylic and mixed media on Masonite (TM)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Frame): 25 9/16 × 49 5/16 × 2 13/16 in. (65 × 125.2 × 7.1 cm)
    H x W (Unframed): 24 × 47 13/16 in. (61 × 121.5 cm)
    Description
    This oil painting and collage shows a lone, shadowy figure against an urban background. Swathed in a shapeless garment, the figure stands alone before a dark background in which the silhouettes of high rise buildings can be seen. There is a yellow globe in the sky to the figure's left. The figure stands behind a high fence. Positioned in front of the fence are vertical bars of wood, painted red. They part slightly to allow the viewer to see the figure. The dark urban landscape can be seen through the bars. On the bars are fragments of white letters.
    Portfolio/Series
    Cry City
    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    collages
    paintings
    portraits
    Topic
    Art
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Race discrimination
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift in honor of Dr. and Mrs. Henry A. Collins
    Object number
    2011.157
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Alvin Carl Hollingsworth 1965. Permission required for use.
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    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd559b5f473-d206-4300-b475-ad341c667da4
  • Photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Photograph by
    Louw, Joseph, South African, 1945 - 2004
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Young, Andrew Jackson, American, born 1932
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    McCollough, Marrell, American, born 1944
    Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    April 4, 1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 9 × 12 1/2 in. (22.7 × 31.6 cm)
    H x W x D (Frame): 18 11/16 × 22 1/16 × 1 in. (47.5 × 56 × 2.5 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. taken on April 4, 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. The walkway outside of room 306, where King was staying, is shown on the right side of the image. Three people are standing and pointing across the street in the direction of the gunshot. Andrew Young is on the left with Jesse Jackson mostly obscured behind him. An unidentified woman is standing to the right in front of Ralph Abernathy, who is partially visible. In front of Young, Martin Luther King Jr. is lying on the ground. Marrell McCollough is kneeling next to King with one hand on the railing. There are people standing in the parking lot below including Memphis police officers. Two cars can be seen parked below the balcony. The reverse of the image is covered in numerous inscriptions from press agencies, in French and English, stamps, and lines.
    Place depicted
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gifted by Jeffrey Coopersmith
    Object number
    2017.73
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed06545b-8134-4793-a64e-36e7ba51bc97
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Discussion with Police after Assault, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2951pixels × 4596pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Reverend Ralph Abernathy in discussion with a Birmingham police officer. King sits in an armchair, against a cement-brick wall, wearing a dark suit and tie. His hands are clasped in his lap and he is looking directly at the police officer. Abernathy sits on the arm of King's chair, wearing a dark suit and tie, also facing the officer. Both Abernathy and King have white badges on their jackets. The police officer, in uniform and cap, has his back to the viewer lifting his left arm. There is an additional man on the left of the image in a dark overcoat and hat.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ed2abcf4-0eab-4d94-b1d7-61f4aa7b85dd
  • Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., in Discussion with His Attacker, SCLC Convention

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Birmingham Police Department, founded 1871
    James, Roy, American, born 1938
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1962
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3155pixels × 4584pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in a discussion with Roy James surrounded by men and women. King and James are seated in the center of the image with a circle of standing people surrounding them. King is wearing a dark suit and tie with a name badge on his left jacket lapel. James is wearing a white collared shirt. The image is taken from behind the group with half of the circle's back to the viewer.
    Place captured
    Birmingham, West Midlands County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Justice
    Photography
    Political organizations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5026a722e-0e9e-4dff-8aa3-1078bb383f2e
  • Passive Resistance Training, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3061pixels × 4200pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of two men standing and a woman seated. The man on the far left is lunging toward the seated woman with his arms outstretched. He is in profile to the viewer and is wearing a light top and dark pants. He is directly in front of the second man whose face cannot be seen by the viewer. The second man is wearing a plaid shirt and light pants. His arm is raised holding a roll of paper. The woman is seated on the right of the image with her arms folded in her lap and her hands resting on her right side. She is wearing a patterned dress and looking to the left of the image. A window and chair are shown in the background of the room.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5627ad724-1582-4913-8bf0-66cc7af61e51
  • Passive Resistance Training, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1452pixels × 1994pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a man being hit by another man over a seated woman. The man in the forefront of the image has his arms raised and crossed above his head and he is bending toward the seated woman. He is wearing a light shirt and dark pants. The man in the background of the image has his arm raised holding a rolled paper. The woman on the right is seated looking down at her hands which are folded on her left side of her lap. She is wearing a patterned dress.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e28215df-9e8b-4a15-823e-4ae7e20d4d7e
  • Passive Resistance Training, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3140pixels × 3984pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a man holding a woman by her hair. The woman, on the left of the image, is facing away from the viewer and has her right arm raised behind her. Her palm is shown completely to the viewer with her fingers bent. She is wearing a patterned garment. The man on the right is shown in profile facing the woman on the left. His right arm is raised and grabbing the woman's hair. He is wearing a light colored t-shirt with a collar.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5df92eb0f-5c28-4c74-8020-1a0e9a6aae5f
  • Passive Resistance Training, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC)

    Photograph by
    Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
    Created by
    Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1960
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4927pixels × 3600pixels
    Description
    A black-and-white digital image of a woman standing. Her left arm raised and is holding the side of her face. She is wearing a dark patterned t-shirt dress. Her eyes are closed and her head is titled down.
    Place captured
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Photography
    Political organizations
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
    Object number
    2015.129.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Estate of James Karales
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ab66bd5-5108-4c6d-9af7-b521a7e8109e
  • Soldiers with Bayonets

    Created by
    Ward, Fred, American
    Subject of
    Richardson, Gloria St. Clair Hayes, American, born 1922
    Date
    1964
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 1/2 x 9 3/4 in. (16.5 x 24.8 cm)
    H x W (Mat): 16 1/4 × 20 in. (41.3 × 50.8 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Gloria Richardson and other African American protesters in the street being confronted by National Guard Troops. The troop in the foreground is pointing an army rifle with a bayonet at them.
    Place depicted
    Cambridge, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
    Object number
    2012.169.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Fred Ward/Award Agency. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55e31d5d3-8848-48ea-82e6-fd6394567540
  • Biafra / The Bandits (Black Journal segment)

    Produced by
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Directed by
    Morris, Jim
    Edited by
    Holmes, Samuel B.
    Leslie III, Mack L.
    West, Vernon
    Directed by
    Patrick, Carlos, American
    Edited by
    Sims, Winston
    Williams, Christopher
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 11.05 Minutes
    Length (Film): 400 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of 'Biafra' and 'The Bandits'
    Caption
    'Biafra' and 'The Bandits' are two short dramatic films produced in the late sixties by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School. Both short films aired on NET's Black Journal television series.
    Description
    16mm black and white film of two short dramatic films produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School for Episode 3 of the Black Journal television series.
    "Biafra" is a short dramatic film produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School directed by Jim Morris. The film opens up with African drum music playing over a shot of a young African American girl playing on a slide in an outdoor park, children playing in the pool, and a group of teenage boys playing at the outdoor basketball court. This is followed by handheld shots of an outdoor market on a city sidewalk. The camera pans some of the merchandise on the tables. The music fades out during a transition to a wide shot of a group of men and women walking in a field. Many of them are wearing dashikis or other clothing with African motifs. They form a circle, and a close-up shot reveals a gun in one of their hands. They form two straight lines and face each other. In a series of medium and over the shoulder handheld shots, they each shoot another and pass the gun to the next person in line. Eventually, everyone is laying on the ground pretending to be dead. Audio of a crying baby begins to play as the last person is shot. An ending title card reading "BIAFRA CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE" appears before the ending credits.
    "The Bandits" is a short dramatic film produced by the National Educational Television's Broadcast Training School, written and directed by Carlos Patrick. This film begins with a car pulling up to the curb and parking. Two men exit the car and try to pay the meter with no success. One of the men hit the meter out of frustration before both men walk away. A narrator begins to dramatically inform the viewer about the effect of small time "bandits" in American cities. The following footage consists of a montage of scenes showing the two men trying to purchase things from various types of vending machines with no success. Each time the vending machine fails one of them, they hit the machine and walk away. The film concludes with the two men noticing two parking tickets underneath their windshield wipers, and the narrator saying "How much did they take you for today?" The ending credits play.
    Place filmed
    New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Nigeria, Biafra, West Africa, Africa
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Portfolio/Series
    Black Journal
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Children
    International affairs
    Public television
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.57.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5395c227b-7b8d-472a-b12b-37da42a602df
  • Digital print of police arresting a man during a Chicago Freedom Movement march

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 5 7/16 in. (22.1 x 13.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of Chicago police arresting a bloody man wearing a white shirt and green pants. His hands are behind his back and blood is running down the right side of his face. One of the men arresting him is in plainclothes, one is in police uniform. Other officers and people in the crowd look on.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5765c66a3-6b5a-4cfe-b00f-aa806ab7d2dc
  • Digital print of a mob attacking a car during a Chicago Freedom Movement march

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a mob attacking a blue car. The store, "SUPER 100," has people running out of it carrying various items. One man, in a yellow shirt and sunglasses, is preparing to throw a can at the car. Another man, in a white shirt, is pushing on the left fender of the car. Other men gathered around the car are throwing things at the car, while some men stand and watch.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5631d0fe0-7470-4c47-968e-00f600ac260d
  • Digital print of a mob during a Chicago Freedom Movement march

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 11/16 x 8 3/4 in. (14.4 x 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a mob at a Clark gas station. Colored flags hang overhead and figures are standing in front of gas pumps. Many of the men are in motion. The man in the lower left, wearing a white shirt, is crouched down. Another man, in the center without a shirt, appears to have just thrown something. The mob's attention is focused to the viewer’s left at something outside the frame.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5bf402351-f2a8-4172-a9c3-eacd77ace9fb
  • Digital print of police confronting a mob during a Chicago Freedom Movement marc

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 5/8 x 8 11/16 in. (14.3 x 22.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a Chicago police officer confronting a mob at a gas station. The officer, in his blue uniform with his billy club raised, is confronting a man with no shirt. next to him a man in black shirt flinching away from the billy club. The rest of the mob is breaking up and leaving the scene. At the extreme right is a Confederate flag.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Men
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd583b513d6-7eec-4824-912b-bec560e28fb9
  • Digital print of a Chicago Freedom Movement march

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink and paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 3/4 x 8 3/4 in. (14.6 x 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of Dr. King, Andrew Young and marchers escorted by Chicago police down a street. The photo is taken from above and shows a two-man crew with a large video camera in the foreground. The marchers are passing a store, Steven's Finer Meats, advertising "GROUND BEEF PATTIES 5 LBS FOR $2.95" and "GROUND TENDER LOINS 85 C LB." Several young men run alongside the march, attracting the attention of the police.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a35cb04f-48d9-4309-b15a-fba9b26d7de5
  • Digital print of King surrounded by Chicago Freedom Movement marchers

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (14 x 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. surrounded by marchers. He is wearing a gray suit, white shirt with no tie, and is touching his lapel with his right hand. Three of the men surrounding him turn and look to the viewer's left. A fourth man, to Dr. King's right, looks to to the viewer's right. Dr. King gazes straight ahead.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Hate crimes
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.23
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c8c81fd1-4c14-4101-9d85-34eba1d6b98b
  • Digital print of a Chicago Freedom Movement march down South Kedzie Avenue

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 4 7/8 x 8 7/8 in. (12.4 x 22.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a Open Housing marchers walking down the middle of a street, flanked by cars and Chicago police. Spectators line the street. Tony's Barber Shop and a Citgo station can be seen in the background as they pass the Bourne Chapel.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.24
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5428071eb-838b-4272-acbb-8e42d8373421
  • A digital print of sign protesting a Chicago Freedom Movement march

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 6 3/16 x 8 3/4 in. (15.7 x 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a protest sign in front of a Chicago police van. The handmade sign, held by a person out of the frame, reads "We will not / stand for your / inciting violence / Red King / Down with forced houseing" [sic]. Only the top of the head and the hand of the person holding the sign are visible. The person has red hair and wears a wedding ring.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.26
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd506bc2769-7a35-42e1-ae23-95afac0ca530
  • Digital print of a crowd running during a Chicago Freedom Movement march

    Created by
    Kleina, Bernard, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    August 5, 1966; printed 2012
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 5 1/8 x 8 3/4 in. (13 x 22.2 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A color photograph of a crowd of men, some running, moving down a street. A policeman in a light blue uniform shirt and helmet stands to the right and watches the crowd pass by. As they run, the crowd passes a green and yellow Lavery Transportation, Inc. semi-truck. Behind them are small, one and two story buildings and various business signs, including Standard, Clark, Polk Bros, A.B.C. Dinettes, and Mark Realty Co.
    Place depicted
    Marquette Park neighborhood, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Chicago Freedom Movement
    Type
    inkjet prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
    Object number
    2013.140.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bernard J. Kleina
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cae18d4a-eb51-441b-bf3e-ec25ed717325
  • Boardinghouse bathroom window from which James Earl Ray shot and killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 422 South Main Street, Memphis, April, 1968

    Photograph by
    Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    April 1968
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 23 3/4 x 19 7/8 in. (60.3 x 50.5 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph depicting the inside of a bathroom. A bathtub, toilet, sink ledge, and window are all visible.
    Place depicted
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Anthony Decaneas, Decaneas Archive, and Ernest C. Withers Trust
    Object number
    2011.16.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Ernest C. Withers Trust
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5474c855f-2ade-4162-b8d1-c24e62927e3c

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