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  • Transparencies of National Council for Black Studies images and information

    Created by
    National Council for Black Studies, American, founded 1975
    Medium
    cellulose acetate and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 1/16 x 12 1/16 in. (25.6 x 30.6 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1975
    Description
    Twenty-two (22) large lecture transparencies made for use with an overhead projector, created and used by the National Council for Black Studies to educate and establish Black Studies programs at institutions of higher learning throughout the United States. These slides in particular illustrated the case study of an already established Black Studies Department at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC).
    Topic
    African American
    Associations and institutions
    Education
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dr. Bertha Maxwell Roddey.
    Object number
    2012.22.6.1-.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency 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
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 color transparency depicts a man posing with three children. The man wears a white button down shirt under a blue blazer and khaki pants. He has sunglasses and a flat cap. There is a nametag on his left lapel with text that is illegible. He also has a necklace around his neck that is a small bust portrait of a woman. The man stands with his arms around three children standing in a row in front of him. The child on the left wears patterned pants and a grey turtleneck. The middle child wears a flowered jumper over w white short sleeve blouse. She carries a light colored purse. The third child wears an orange polka dot short sleeve shirt and patterned pants. There is a fourth child at the right edge of the image, wearing a striped shirt and red pants. She stands in profile to the viewer, with her head turned away from the camera. There are rows of A frame shelters visible in the background.
    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
    2015.245.265
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 group of men in denim shirts and pants, standing in a circle. Two men with grey cowboy hats stand with their back to the viewer. One man in profile to the viewer wears a white hat, while another man on the other side of the circle wears a red hat and a red bandana around his neck. Two men in white shirts, one wearing a straw hat, stand just outside the circle gazing at the group. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the left side with both handwritten and stamped text.
    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
    2015.245.267
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a little girl sitting on a woman's lap. The little girl wears a yellow pattered dress. She has a large doll in a loose dress propped against her legs. The woman sits on a folding chair under a large tree, with her left arm wrapped around the girl. The tree has a rope wrapped around its trunk, and tent lines staked on the ground beyond it.
    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
    2015.245.272
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts men playing croquet on the National Mall. In the foreground are two young men holding croquet mallets. One man wears a navy blue shirt and khaki pants. He stands next to a wicket, and gazes at the second man, who wears khaki pants and piece of dark fabric draped around his shoulders. He is bent over in the middle or swinging his mallet at a ball. Behind them is a row of A frame shelters with two men interacting with each other, and a third man in the distance working on one of the shelters.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Recreation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.276
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency 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
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts five men standing next to an A frame shelter in Resurrection City. One of the men, wearing a hat, sleeveless white shirt, and dark pants, holds a paintbrush in his right hand. There is an open paint bucket by his feet. In front of him is the side of an A frame shelter with painted text and designs on it in white and red paint. Next to him are two men facing each other, both in sleeveless dark shirts and blue pants. One man, wearing a cloth on his head, has his back to the viewer. Another man in a white shirt and blue pants stands perpendicular to them, with a hammer tucked into his belt. A man in a red shirt and orange pants approaches the group from the right-hand side of the image.
    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
    2015.245.283
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 transparency depicts a yellow school bus parked by the curb with five men's heads protruding from side windows and one man emerging from the door. The photograph is taken from the rear right side of the bus, looking towards the front. There are two hand-made signs taped to the bus’s side, both handwritten on white paper. One, in black letters, reads "NEWARK, N.J. / VAN-GUARD/ POOR PEOPLES/ CAMPAIGN." The other sign, written in red ink reads “NEWARK, NJ." Painted in black and white script by the door's lower corner is the bus company's logo that reads "Mer (?)enthal (?)rs/ Bus Service." Five men lean out the upper half of five bus windows, looking over their right shoulders towards the viewer. Two of the men wear flat caps, and all five men wear over shirts or jackets in shades of khaki or dark blue. A sixth man in a dark blue jacket stands in the bus's open door. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the upper left corner with both handwritten and stamped text.
    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
    2015.245.288
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency 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
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a little girl sitting on a bouncy rocking horse. The little girl wears a white button down sweater over a red turtleneck and blue pants. The bouncy horse is outside under a tree. There is an A frame shelter in the background.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Children
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Play
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.263
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts the long side of an A frame shelter with a man standing in front of the entrance. The man standing sideways to the viewer, wears a green tee shirt and grey pants. He has his head turned away from the viewer. On the ground by his feet is a television set. By the entrance to the A frame is a low folding table with a large push broom on the ground next to it. There is handwritten text on several side panels of the A frame that reads “WAIT? /NEVER/ An unjust/ law is no law/ at all/ St. Augustine." On the next panel is text that reads " The Dream is not/ over/ We [illegible]."
    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
    2015.245.264
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts an elderly man with a long grey beard, standing under a large tent. He wears a dark colored suit jacket and pants, over a grey-brown button down shirt. He has a wide brimmed hat on his head and holds a chest-high wooden walking stick. He stands in a three quarter profile to the viewer, gazing to the left. Five other men are visible behind him under the same tent. Other individuals and numerous parked cars are visible in the background.
    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
    2015.245.266
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency 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 Woman or Women
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a group of people viewed from between the end of two A frame shelters on the National Mall. Two individuals are seated by the front of the shelters. Sitting with their backs to the viewer, both wear shaggy white hats and grey coats, one lighter that the other. They sit on rectangle objects covered with sacks. They are turned slightly towards each other. Directly in front of them are three men, who also stand with their backs to the viewer. Two wear red long sleeve shirts, one wears brown pants and one wears blue. The third man wears a dark jacket and grey pants. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.
    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
    2015.245.268
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a woman sitting on a folding chair in front of several A frame shelters. Wearing a sleeveless, pale colored dress, and sneakers,she sits with her ankles crossed and her head cocked to the right side. She holds a pile of clothing and a pair of shoes on her lap. There are rows of A frame shelters behind her.
    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
    2015.245.269
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency 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 Woman or Women
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 color transparency depicts two men standing outside a crowd next to a school bus. One man wears a white short sleeve shirt under a hip-length cream colored vest. He has dark colored pants, sandals, and a wide brimmed straw hat. He has a necklace with a large pendant around his neck. Standing next to him is a man in grey pants, a grey shirt and dark grey short jacket. He has a dark brimmed hat on his head and multiple bead necklaces around his neck. There are numerous pin back buttons on his shirt. Behind them is a crowd of men and women gathered next to a school bus.
    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
    2015.245.270
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a woman surrounded by large cardboard boxes. Wearing a dark dress, she holds a pair or brown shoes in her left hand. She sits on a chair surrounded by four cardboard boxes, two if which are filled with shoes. There is another seated woman, and a standing man visible in the upper left hand corner. Visible in the background is an A frame shelter and a Welfare Service Inc. truck.
    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
    2015.245.271
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 color transparency depicts a woman sitting inside an A frame shelter. Wearing a striped short sleeve shirt over a patterned dress and grey sneakers, she holds an open book on her lap. She is sitting on a cot covered with blankets and personal belongings. There is an open purse on the cot next to her, a rug on the floor, and a folding chair at the end of the cot.
    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
    2015.245.273
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968..
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a woman sitting inside an A frame shelter. Wearing a striped short sleeve shirt over a patterned dress and grey sneakers, she holds an open book on her lap. She is sitting on a cot covered with blankets and personal belongings.
    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
    2015.245.274
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
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    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 woman sitting inside an A frame shelter. She wears a dark blue cardigan over a black shirt, a light colors skirt, and sheer white scarf over her hair. She has glasses and a gold necklace. Seated on a folding cot, she has a blue garment in her lap that she appears to be sewing. Behind her is visible some of the plywood of the shelter. She is surrounded by piles of fabric and a blue suitcase at her feet. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the bottom with both handwrittten and stamped text.
    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
    2015.245.275
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Rev. Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, American, 1933 - 1986
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 Reverend Kirkpatrick strumming a guitar. Wearing a dark blue button down shirt over a tan shirt, he carries the guitar on a strap over his left shoulder. He is surrounded by a group of men who all gaze at sheets of paper held in their hands. These sheets of paper have text and images on them. There are trees in the background. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the lower left corner with both handwrittten and stamped text.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Music
    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
    2015.245.277
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    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 color transparency depicts a man seated at the entrance to an A frame shelter. Wearing a green tee shirt, blue pants and black boots, he sits on a chair and rests his elbows on his knees. Part of the entrance is covered with a tarp. Within the shelter is a folding cot with blankets. Trees are visible in the background.
    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
    2015.245.278
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency 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
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a man tossing a small child through the air to another man. A group of four men stand on the National Mall in a loose circle. One man, wearing a dark jacket and grey pants, is in the act of tossing a small child into the air. The child wears a blue shirt, black jacket ad brown pants. A second man standing several feet away reaches out his arms to catch the child. We wears a brown jacket, grey pants and a brown hat. Two other men are part of the circle, both standing with their hands in the pockets. One man wears a dark grey overcoat and grey pants, the other wears a dark blue jacket, pants, and flat cap. A fifth man observes at a distance, wearing a blue button down shirt, khaki pants, black jacket and dark hat. Behind the men are several A frame shelters. One shelter has text in red paint covering the sides. A man in a blue sweater and khaki pants kneels next to the shelter, paintbrush in hand. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.
    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
    2015.245.279
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture