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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
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Politics
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5678038e1-483f-44cd-9aae-8add654996a4
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b8197cf9-82ca-4f33-83ac-ea955bc6fa0a
  • 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
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5656cc3af-a0e9-4b30-b12d-0fb81d77dbeb
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd584affffa-a658-4ba2-96da-2ae96e2fbf1f
  • 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
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Domestic life
    Photography
    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.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b053337b-2bd5-4b46-b3e0-5ca94ed63802
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57269b5a4-9bcc-43de-8570-161bf242d837
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