Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Subject of

Lewis, John, American, born 1940

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 11/16 x 12 15/16 in. (22.1 x 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America

Date

1962; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of John Lewis and other African Americans kneeling in prayer outside next to a brick building.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.19

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

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Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Subject of

Washington, Taylor, American

Donaldson, Ivanhoe, American

Ladner, Joyce Ph. D., American, born 1943

Lewis, John, American, born 1940

Richardson, Judy, American

Greene, George, American

Neblett, Seku, American

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 7/16 × 12 15/16 in. (21.4 × 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1963; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a crowd of African Americans at a lunch counter; the menus on the counter identify it as Toddle House.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.16

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1963-1964; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a white woman with her hand on her hip scolding a young white man in the street while a crowd of onlookers surrounds them.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.17

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos 1994. Permission required for use.

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Subject of

Bell, Emma, American

Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942

Ani, Marimba, American

Shirah, Samuel C. Jr., American, 1943 - 1980

Dr. Derby, Doris, American

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (22.5 x 32.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.8 x 35.2 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date

1963

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a crowd outdoors; an African American woman holds an American flag and in the back an African American man shades himself from the sun under an umbrella.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Hate crimes

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.18

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Subject of

Vaughs, Clifford, American

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 15/16 in. (21.9 x 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Cambridge, Dorchester, Maryland, United States, North and Central America

Date

1964; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of an African American man wearing white pants who is being pulled in all directions. Men with guns, helmets, and gas masks pull on his leg, arm and shirt. On the right side of the image a man in a short sleeve uniform walks away from the scene.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Violence

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.20

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos . Permission required for use.

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Classification

Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 5/8 x 12 7/8 in. (21.9 x 32.7 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 15/16 in. (27.8 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Leesburg, Lee County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1963; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of a group of teenage girls in a room with bars on the windows.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.21

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Subject of

Rev. Sherrod, Charles Melvin, American, born 1937

Battle, Randy, American

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 8 3/4 × 12 15/16 in. (22.2 × 32.9 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 x 13 15/16 in. (27.6 x 35.4 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

Place depicted

Georgia, United States, North and Central America

Date

1963; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of Charles Sherrod (standing) and Randy Battle (sitting) visiting an African American woman who is sitting on her front porch. An African American man and woman stand behind her.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.22

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Medium

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions

H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 3/4 in. (32.9 × 22.2 cm)

H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.6 × 27.6 cm)

Type

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted

Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America

Date

August 28,1963; printed 1994

Description

A black-and-white photograph of two African American men in a crowd at the March on Washington. The man on the left side of the image is clapping his hands, while the man on the right side of the image has raised his right arm and snaps his fingers.

Topic

African American

Civil Rights

Local and regional

Photography

United States--History--1961-1969

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number

2012.107.23

Restrictions & Rights

© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos. Permission required for use.

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Media Arts-Photography

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

Created by

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s

Photograph by

Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942

Medium

lithographic ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 15 3/4 x 10 in. (40 x 25.4 cm)

Type

posters

Date

ca. 1965

Description

A two-tone poster for SNCC using an image by Danny Lyon of men and women at a rally. A young man in the left foregrand is clapping his hands, while the man next to him raises his hand with his fingers in a snapping position. At the top right, the word NOW! appears in large black letters.

Topic

African American

Activism

Associations and institutions

Civil Rights

Gesture

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Dwandalyn and Roderic Reece in memory of Pauline Watkins Reece.

Object number

2011.9

Restrictions & Rights

© SNCC, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Permission required for use.

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Classification

Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera

Exhibition

Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968

On View

NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture