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Interior, Spring, Mississippi Delta
- Created by
- Lester, Julius, American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- President Johnson, Lyndon Baines, American, 1908 - 1973
- Humphrey, Hubert Horatio Jr., American, 1911 - 1978
- Date
- 1966
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/8 x 6 5/16 in. (23.8 x 16 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 17 x 14 in. (43.2 x 35.6 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of three election posters on a wall promoting Fannie Lou Hamer, Lyndon Johnson, and Hubert Humphrey, each of which begins "FREEDOM MEANS." Below there is a SCLC FREEDOM NOW pennant.
- Place depicted
- Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Howard Greenberg Gallery
- Object number
- 2012.169.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- ©Julius Lester
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Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., with Jackie Robinson on his right, 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
- Robinson, Jackie, American, 1919 - 1972
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Diane Nash, American, born 1938
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1962
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2863pixels × 4593pixels
- Description
- A black-and-white digital image of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Jackie Robinson standing at a banquet table with microphones. The men and women clapping around them include Diane Nash and Fannie Lou Hamer. Robinson stands behind the podium labeled [L.R. HALL/ AUDITORIUM]. He is wearing a tuxedo with a corsage on his right lapel. He has his hands raised and closed in front of him, his watch is visible on his left hand. To his left, King stands holding a microphone. He is wearing a dark suit and striped tie with a badge below the corsage on his jacket. To the left of Robinson, Hamer stands next to him looking toward Robinson and King wearing a light colored dress. Nash, standing at a table behind, wears a patterned dress with a corsage pinned on her chest.
- Place depicted
- 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
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Social life and customs
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2015.129.13
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of James Karales
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Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, Mississippi
- Created by
- Matt Herron, American, 1931 - 2020
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Date
- 1964
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 7/16 × 6 9/16 in. (24 × 16.7 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 in. (25.4 × 20.3 cm)
- H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
- Caption
- Voting rights advocate, Fannie Lou Hamer, is shown picketing in front of the Forrest County Courthouse. Later, Hamer's group, the Mississippi Freedom Party, would challenge the official delegation at the 1964 Democratic Convention.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer carrying a sign and holding an umbrella over her head.
- Place depicted
- Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.8
- Restrictions & Rights
- © 1976 Matt Herron / Take Stock / The Image Works. Permission required for use.
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Euvester Simpson Oral History Interview
- Created by
- Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
- Interview of
- Simpson, Euvester, American, born 1946
- Interviewed by
- Dittmer, John Ph. D., American, born 1939
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
- Council of Federated Organizations, founded 1962
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
- Date
- March 12, 2013
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- Duration: 01:34:46
- Description
- The oral history consists of seven digital files: 2011.174.72.1a, 2011.174.72.1b, 2011.174.72.1c, 2011.174.72.1d, 2011.174.72.1e, 2011.174.72.1f, and 2011.174.72.1g.
- Euvester Simpson discusses her childhood in Itta Bena, Mississippi, and she describes her parents' decision to send her to Racine, Wisconsin, to attend high school because they were fed up with segregated public schools in Mississippi. For her last year of high school, Simpson returned to Mississippi, and she became active in the Civil Rights Movement. She describes attending a citizenship school in Charleston, South Carolina, going to mass meetings, and being arrested with a group of women, including Fannie Lou Hamer. She also discusses her involvement in the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), the Council of Federated Organizations, and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Simpson ends the interview by discussing the legacy of the movement.
- LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0072
- Place collected
- Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Itta Bena, Leflore County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Racine, Wisconsin, United States, North and Central America
- Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Civil Rights History Project
- Classification
- Media Arts-Film and Video
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Mississippi Freedom Summer
- Type
- video recordings
- oral histories
- digital media - born digital
- Topic
- Activism
- American South
- Associations and institutions
- Civil rights
- Education
- Resistance
- Segregation
- Social reform
- Suffrage
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- 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
- 2011.174.72.1a-g
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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Chair - Fannie Lou's Front Yard
- Created by
- Varela, Maria, American, born 1940
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Date
- ca. 1965
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 8 11/16 x 6 3/16 in. (22.1 x 15.7 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a rocking chair with no seat or back underneath a tree in a yard with a house shown in the background.
- Place depicted
- Ruleville, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Maria Varela/The Image Works. Permission required for use.
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Fannie Lou Hamer (Flower Dress)
- Photograph by
- Draper, Louis H., American, 1935 - 2002
- Subject of
- Hamer, Fannie Lou, American, 1917 - 1977
- Date
- 1971
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 7/8 x 9 7/16 in. (17.5 x 24 cm)
- H x W (Mount): 12 3/4 x 11 1/4 in. (32.4 x 28.6 cm)
- Description
- A gelatin silver print of Fannie Lou Hamer wearing a floral print top. She is standing on a dirt road. The photograph is mounted to black cardboard. Handwritten on back of mount is [Louis Draper/c/o Barboza Studio/242-1880/DR 0028].
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Photography
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2013.43.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © The Louis Draper Archive