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William "Bill" Lucy Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Lucy, William, American, born 1933
- Interviewed by
- Dr. Crosby, Emilye Ph. D., American
- Subject of
- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, American, founded 1932
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Coalition of Black Trade Unionists, American, founded 1972
- Free South Africa Movement, American, founded 1985
- Date
- June 25, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:18:24
- Description
- The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.94.1a, 2011.174.94.1b, 2011.174.94.1c, 2011.174.94.1d, and 2011.174.94.1e.
- William "Bill” Lucy discusses his role in the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) in the 1960s, especially how he and the union supported the 1968 sanitation workers' strike in Memphis, Tennessee. In 1966, Lucy started to work for AFSCME in Washington, D.C., as the Associate Director of the Department of Legislation and Community Affairs. Lucy explains AFSCME's support of the Civil Rights Movement, especially the push to expose the economic exploitation of African Americans. Lucy narrates the events of the 1968 sanitation workers strike in Memphis, discusses the involvement of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and describes the union's strategies. Lucy also discusses his involvement in the Coalition of Black Trade Unionists and the Free South Africa Movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0094
- Place collected
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- South Africa, Africa
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- Africa
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.94.1a-e
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Centennial Edition: The National Baptist Pulpit
- Published by
- Sunday School Publishing Board, American, founded 1915
- Edited by
- Rev. McGlothian, Odell Sr., American, 1929 - 2014
- Date
- 1982
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 7 3/8 × 5 1/4 × 3/8 in. (18.7 × 13.3 × 1 cm)
- Description
- Paperback copy of "The National Baptist Pulpit" by the National Baptist Pulpiteers with 171 pages of text and blank pages for notes at the back. The book has a metallic gold-colored cover with the image of a lectern. The title is printed on the front cover [THE CENTENNIAL EDITION / THE NATIONAL BAPTIST PULPIT / 1981-82]. Seven (7) authors, including D.C. Washington, are featured inside. The majority of the book includes sermons under a "Treasury of Preaching." There is an introduction by W. T. Crutcher of the Sunday School Publishing Board. The back cover has black printed text which reads [SOURCES OF PREACHING MATTER / AND PASTORAL AIDS / FROM NATIONAL BAPTIST AUTHORS]. There is some water damage and staining in the interior.
- Place printed
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
- Type
- paperbacks
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.97.40.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©Sunday School Publishing Board. Permission required for use.
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The Honorable D'Army Bailey Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Honorable Bailey, D'Army, American, 1941 - 2015
- Interviewed by
- Cline, David P. Ph. D., American, born 1969
- Subject of
- Crump, Edward Hull "Boss", American, 1874 - 1954
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, American, founded 1909
- Southern University and A&M College, American, founded 1880
- Clark University, American, founded 1887
- Northern Student Movement, American, founded 1961
- Boston University School of Law, American, founded 1872
- Law Students Civil Rights Research Council, American, 1964 - 1987
- National Civil Rights Museum, American, founded 1991
- Date
- August 13, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 03:11:00
- Description
- The oral history consists of fourteen digital files: 2011.174.98.1a, 2011.174.98.1b, 2011.174.98.1c, 2011.174.98.1d, 2011.174.98.1e, 2011.174.98.1f, 2011.174.98.1g, 2011.174.98.1h, 2011.174.98.1i, 2011.174.98.1j, 2011.174.98.1k, 2011.174.98.1l, 2011.174.98.1m, and 2011.174.98.1n.
- The Hon. D'Army Bailey describes growing up in Memphis, Tennessee, the influence of the Crump political machine in city politics, and his involvement with the Memphis NAACP at an early age. He talks about his participation in the civil rights activism as a student at Southern University, for which he was ultimately expelled. Bailey describes his move to Clark University in Massachusetts, where he became involved in the Northern Student Movement. After discussing his time spent at Boston University Law School, Bailey talks about a series of jobs he had related to civil rights and legal services, including serving as the director of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council (LSCRRC). Bailey also describes his career in California as a Berkeley City Councilman, his recall from that post, and his subsequent move back to his hometown of Memphis, where he has served as a lawyer, judge, and founder of the National Civil Rights Museum.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0098
- Place collected
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Berkeley, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
- Law
- Museums
- Politics (Practical)
- Social reform
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
- Object number
- 2011.174.98.1a-n
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Hank Thompson, Suitcase Simpson, Larry Doby, Roy Campanella, George Crowe, Monte Irvin, New York Cubans.
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Thompson, Hank, American, 1925 - 1969
- Simpson, Harry, American, 1925 - 1979
- Doby, Larry, American, 1923 - 2003
- Campanella, Roy, American, 1921 - 1993
- Crowe, George, American, 1921 - 2011
- Irvin, Monte, born 1919
- Unidentified Man or Men
- New York Cubans, American, 1935 - 1950
- Los Angeles Dodgers, American, founded 1883
- San Francisco Giants, American, founded 1958
- Date
- 1952
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 11 x 13 15/16 in. (27.9 x 35.4 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts the Campanella All Stars baseball team members, who stand along the first base line. Inscription on the front reads, "CAMPANELLA / ALL STARS / 1952 / WITHERS / MEMPHIS ."
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Connie Morgan, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Morgan, Connie, American, 1935 - 1996
- Date
- ca. 1954
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 13 15/16 × 11 in. (35.4 × 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts Connie Morgan warming up in an on-deck circle.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Marcia "Toni" Stone and unidentified teammate, Martin's Stadium, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Stone, Toni, American, 1921 - 1996
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Indianapolis Clowns, American, 1946 - 1989
- Date
- ca. 1954
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- Toni Stone crouches on one knee and talks to a teammate in this black-and-white photograph. Behind, the crowd looks on from the stands.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Baseball
- Photography
- Segregation
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.16
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Helen Ann Smith at Harlem House, Beale St, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Smith, Helen Ann, American, 1931 - 2004
- Date
- 1950s
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- A young African American woman wears a white blouse and apron and stands behind a diner counter.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.17
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. WithersTrust
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First day of Memphis integration, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Fombi, Menelik Chiremba, American, born 1955
- Williams, Harry, American
- Kyles, Dwania, American
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1961
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 16 × 20 in. (40.6 × 50.8 cm)
- H x W (Image): 14 1/4 × 18 in. (36.2 × 45.7 cm)
- Caption
- These students, Michael Willis (now Menelik Fombi), Harry Williams, and Dwania Kyles, were three of the "Memphis 13," the group of thirteen first-graders who integrated four Memphis elementary schools on October 3, 1961. Willis, Williams and Kyles are pictured here on their way to Bruce Elementary School.
- Description
- Three children, Michael Willis (now Menelik Fombi), Harry Williams, and Dwania Kyles, smile from a car window on their way to school as a woman, left, looks on.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Children
- Civil rights
- Education
- Photography
- United States--History--1953-1961
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.18
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Aretha Franklin, SCLC convention, Club Paradise, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Franklin, Aretha, American, 1942 - 2018
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
- Date
- July 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- Aretha Franklin is seated, wearing a white jacket with feathery cuffs, and sings into a microphone.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Gospel (Music)
- Photography
- Rhythm and blues (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.19
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Twins at WDIA, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- 1948
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- Two African American boys with arms outstretched stand on telephone books and sing into a radio station microphone.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Ernest C. Withers, Courtesy of the Withers Family Trust
- Object number
- 2009.16.22
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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The Two Kings, Elvis Presley with B.B. King at WDIA Goodwill Review, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Presley, Elvis, American, 1935 - 1977
- King, B.B., American, 1925 - 2015
- Date
- December 7, 1957
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Description
- On the left, Elvis Presley wears a necktie and striped jacket and puts his arm around the shoulders of B.B. King, right, who wears a bowtie and plaid jacket with a pocket square.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Blues (Music)
- Photography
- Rock and roll (Music)
- Singers (Musicians)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.23
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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William Edwin Jones pushes daughter Renee Andrewnetta Jones (8 months old) during protest march on Main St. in Memphis Tennessee.
- Photograph by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Jones, William Edwin, American
- Dr. Jeffrey, Renee Jones, American, born 1961
- Date
- August 1961
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Sheet): 19 7/8 × 15 15/16 in. (50.5 × 40.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 14 5/8 × 14 15/16 in. (37.1 × 37.9 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts an African American man with his baby daughter in a stroller on the left. He holds a sign that says "DADDY, I WANT TO BE FREE." On the right, a Memphis police cruiser sits by the curb as the white police officers look at the man.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting in Lorraine Motel following March Against Fear, Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. resting on a motel bed. On his left is a newspaper.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, © Ernest C. Withers, Courtesy of the Withers Family Trust
- Object number
- 2009.16.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Sanitation Workers assemble in front of Clayborn Temple for a solidarity march. Memphis, TN
- Created by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- March 28, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 15/16 x 19 13/16 in. (40.5 x 50.3 cm)
- H x W x D (Framed): 17 1/8 × 21 1/8 × 1 in. (43.5 × 53.7 × 2.5 cm)
- H x W (Image): 8 × 14 1/4 in. (20.3 × 36.2 cm)
- Description
- Group of male workers in formation on the street holding signs that read "I Am A Man."
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Labor
- Men
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2009.16.9
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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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
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--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
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Bishop Jordan, AME Baptist Church, T. O. Jones, Head of Sanitation Workers, Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers, line up to lead protest march after death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Memphis, TN, April 8, 1968
- Photograph by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Subject of
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 8, 1968
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 19 3/4 x 15 3/4 in. (50.2 x 40 cm)
- Description
- In this black-and-white photograph, a black man and a white man hold hands in the foreground. In the background, people line up to begin a march.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- 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
- 2011.16.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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Arraignment of Sit-In Demonstrators arrested at Memphis Public Library, March 1960
- Photograph by
- Dr. Withers, Ernest C., American, 1922 - 2007
- Date
- March 1960
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 15 7/8 x 19 3/4 in. (40.3 x 50.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph facing out towards a courtroom depicting the arraignment of demonstrators in Memphis, TN. From left to right, those pictured are Ben Jones, Jeff Estes, A. W. Willis, Russell Sugarman, Benjamin Hooks, Odell Horton, Patrolman Martin, Lt. Tim McCarver, Detective Tony Lowell, and Deputy City Attorney Art Shay. The protestors were represented by the legal staff of the Memphis branch of the NAACP.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Civil rights
- Photography
- United States--History--1961-1969
- 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
- 2011.16.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Ernest C. Withers Trust
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A message of hope and joy is conveyed by guest speaker Elder Sherrilyn Williams, the First Lady of the World Overcomers Outreach Ministries, during the 68th Annual Women’s Day program at St. Stephen MBC, Memphis, Tennessee, 2005
- Photograph by
- Johnson, Jason Miccolo, American
- Subject of
- Williams, Sherrilyn, American
- St. Stephen Missionary Baptist Church, American
- World Overcomers Outreach Ministries Church, American
- Date
- 2005; printed 2012
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (sheet): 16 x 19 3/4 in. (40.6 x 50.2 cm)
- H x W (image): 12 7/8 x 18 7/16 in. (32.7 x 46.8 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Sherrilyn Williams speaking into a microphone. Her right hand holds the microphone while her left hand is also raised and making a fist. Another microphone can be seen on the right side of the photograph. No inscriptions on the front or back.
- Place captured
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.141.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jason Miccolo Johnson
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Smoke and the Lovers
- Photograph by
- Stewart, Frank L., American, born 1949
- Date
- 1992
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3198pixels × 4753pixels
- Description
- A digital image of people sitting in a diner. The couple in the corner, a man and woman, have their arms around each other with heads positioned very closely. The man one booth over sits looking away from them and smokes a cigarette with his offhand on the table. On the leftmost edge of the frame, a jukebox appears..
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Frank Stewart Photography Collection
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Art
- Photography
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Frank Stewart Estate
- Object number
- 2016.158.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Frank Stewart
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Martin Luther King Memorial March, for Union Justice and to End Racism
- Photograph by
- Levy, Builder, American, born 1942
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
- Date
- April 8, 1968; printed 2017
- Medium
- gold toned silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 × 13 1/16 in. (22.9 × 33.2 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in. (27.8 × 35.4 cm)
- Description
- A black and white photograph of men and women marching in the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March, in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 8, 1968. The marchers are walking down a street. Spectators are visible on porches and balconies on the buildings lining the street. The back of the photograph includes the photographer's signature, information about the subject of the photograph, and printing information.
- Place depicted
- Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Photography
- Race discrimination
- Race relations
- United States--History--1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Builder Levy
- Object number
- 2017.43.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Builder Levy