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  • <I>Walking</I>

    Walking

    Created by
    Alston, Charles Henry, American, 1907 - 1977
    Medium
    oil paint and gesso on canvas
    Dimensions
    H x W: 48 3/8 x 64 3/4 x 1 1/4 in. (122.9 x 164.5 x 3.2 cm)
    Type
    oil paintings
    Place depicted
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1958
    Caption
    Walking recalls the bus boycotts in the 1950s and anticipated the civil rights marches of the 1960s. The work not only depicts the spirit and conviction of the civil rights protests, it also references the significant role of women and youth in the movement.
    Description
    This colorful, modernist painting depicts women and a young girl walking in front of a long line of others. The figures move out of a shadowy background on the left, towards the light, emanating from the upper right corner. The line appears to be moving forwards, out of the picture plane. The women leading the line step forward strongly to the viewer's right; their leg movements are delineated by the columns of strongly contrasting light and shadow of their long skirts. The leading woman's face is upturned towards the light. Next to and slightly behind her a second female figure, with forward facing gaze, has her right arm around a much smaller female figure. This child figure moves with the line but turns her head to face the viewer, hands folded at the waist. Directly behind them is another female figure carrying a swathed infant. There are several isolated individuals outside the orderly grouping of the line. The line is the focus of their gaze; the nearest individual turns her back on the viewer as she focuses on the line.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Art
    Children
    Civil Rights
    Resistance
    United States--History--1953-1961
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Sydney Smith Gordon
    Object number
    2007.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Charles Alston Estate
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    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>The Boss</I>

    The Boss

    Created by
    Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1932
    Description
    Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of African American woman wearing headscarf with her hands placed on her hips.
    Topic
    African American
    Agriculture
    Photography
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delano A. Willis
    Object number
    2009.30.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee University Archives
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>George Washington Carver in Laboratory</I>

    George Washington Carver in Laboratory

    Created by
    Polk, P. H., American, 1898 - 1984
    Subject of
    Carver, George Washington, American, 1860s - 1943
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 9 7/16 × 7 3/8 in. (24 × 18.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place captured
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1930
    Description
    Silver gelatin photograh featuring an image of George Washington Carver shown in a laboratory wearing an apron and holding a beaker in his left hand.
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Photography
    Science
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Delano A. Willis
    Object number
    2009.30.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee University Archives
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>Booker T. Washington</I>

    Booker T. Washington

    Created by
    Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
    Subject of
    Washington, Booker T., American, 1856 - 1915
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 1/4 x 6 3/4 in. (23.5 x 17.1 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place made
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca. 1908
    Description
    A black-and-white print of a bust-length portrait of Booker T. Washington, seated left.
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Photography
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.37.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee Archives
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>W.E.B. Du Bois</I>

    W.E.B. Du Bois

    Created by
    Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
    Subject of
    W.E.B. Du Bois, American, 1868 - 1963
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 5/8 × 10 5/16 in. (34.6 × 26.2 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place depicted
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1918
    Description
    A black-and-white, bust-length portrait of W.E.B. Du Bois. Du Bois has a mustache and wears a bow tie.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Social reform
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.37.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee Archives
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>The Sharecropper</I>

    The Sharecropper

    Created by
    Battey, C. M., American, 1873 - 1927
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (20 x 17.1 cm)
    Sheet size: 17 x 13 15/16 in. (43.2 x 35.4 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Place made
    Tuskegee, Macon County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1920
    Description
    A black-and-white image of an elderly man seated with a blanket draped over his legs. He is looking at this hands, which are holding something in front of him.
    Topic
    African American
    Agriculture
    Domestic life
    Labor
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2009.37.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Tuskegee Archives
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>Some Glimpses of Alabama State</I>

    Some Glimpses of Alabama State

    Created by
    Alabama State University, American, founded 1867
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)
    Type
    yearbooks
    Place made
    Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 1937
    Description
    The yearbook for Alabama State's class of 1937. The yearbook consists of black ink on white paper, and is filled with black-and-white photographs. The yearbook has fifteen pages.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Topic
    African American
    Education
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.54.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    public domain
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>The Negro Worker Vol. 4 No. 2</I>

    The Negro Worker Vol. 4 No. 2

    Published by
    The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
    Edited by
    Woodson, Charles
    Subject of
    Communist International
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in. (20 x 14.5 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Liberia, Africa
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1934
    Description
    A pamphlet with black print on green paper. On the center of the front cover there is a black and white photograph of workers in a confrontation with a police officer with following caption, "Negro workers in struggle with police in U.S.A." The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text and photographs. The back cover features a drawing of a man breaking a chain over a globe.
    Topic
    African American
    International affairs
    Labor
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.35
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 4</I>

    The Negro Worker Vol. 2 No. 4

    Published by
    The Negro Worker, 1928 - 1937
    Edited by
    Padmore, George, Trinidadian, 1903 - 1959
    Subject of
    Communist International
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 5/8 x 6 in. (21.9 x 15.2 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place depicted
    China, Asia
    South Africa, Africa
    Scottsboro, Jackson, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1932
    Description
    A pamphlet of black print on yellowed paper. The front cover lists publication information and a list of the articles. The interior consists of thirty-two pages of text and photographs. The back of the pamphlet has an article titled [Solidarity Between Black and White Workers] and a photograph.
    Topic
    African American
    International affairs
    Justice
    Labor
    Mass media
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1919-1933
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.37
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • <I>They Shall Not Die!: Stop the Legal Lynching!: The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures</I>

    They Shall Not Die!: Stop the Legal Lynching!: The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures

    Published by
    Workers Library Publishers, Inc., American, founded 1930
    Written by
    League of Struggle for Negro Rights, American, 1930 - 1935
    Illustrated by
    Refregier, Anton, Russian American, 1905 - 1979
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 9/16 x 4 15/16 in. (19.2 x 12.6 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Scottsboro, Jackson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1932
    Description
    A pamphlet printed on white paper in black ink with the words “They Shall Not Die! / Stop the Legal Lynching! / The Story of Scottsboro in Pictures” printed at the top. The image at center of the cover depicts a black man and a white man chopping down a tree labeled LYNCHING. The date, publisher and illustrator’s name are listed in the bottom left corner of the pamphlet.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Justice
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the family of Dr. Maurice Jackson and Laura Ginsburg
    Object number
    2010.55.39
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    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
  • <I>Untitled</I>

    Untitled

    Created by
    Dial, Thornton Sr., American, 1928 - 2016
    Medium
    cloth, rope, carpeting and paint on plywood
    Dimensions
    45 x 45 x 1 1/2 in. (114.3 x 114.3 x 3.8 cm)
    Type
    assemblages (sculpture)
    Place made
    Bessemer, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1990-1999
    Description
    This assemblage depicts a striped animal with a long tail. The creature's two front legs are splayed apart, with one stretched out in front and one extended underneath the stomach. The animal's tail is upraised as well as its head, on an elongated neck. Although the animal is viewed from the side, both eyes are on the same visual plane and are visible to the viewer. The animal is barely contained by the square plywood backing; the movement of the limbs is constrained by the borders of the work. The animal is covered in black and white stripes and is outlined in brown. Surrounding the animal is a field of shadowy greens, blacks and browns.
    Topic
    African American
    Art
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Calynne and Lou Hill
    Object number
    2010.64.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    ©1990s Thornton Dial, Sr.. Permission required for use.
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    Classification
    Visual Arts
    Exhibition
    Visual Art and the American Experience
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 052
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Ten shards of stained glass

    Ten shards of stained glass

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Medium
    stained glass
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (9.2 x 3.2 cm)
    Type
    sherds
    Place collected
    Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    September 1963
    Caption
    Just two weeks after the march, on September 15, 1963, white supremacists planted a bomb under the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosion killed four young girls attending Sunday school. This terrorist act was a brutal reminder that the success of the march and the changes it represented would not go unchallenged. In the face of such violence, the determination to continue organizing intensified. These glass shards are from the church's stained-glass window.
    Description
    A collection of glass shards collected from the gutter outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, at the funeral of the four girls killed in the bombing.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Hate crimes
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2010.71.1.1-.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    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
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  • Shotgun shell found outside the16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham

    Shotgun shell found outside the16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    16th Street Baptist Church, American, founded 1873
    Medium
    metal, brass (alloy)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 11/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (6.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
    Type
    shells (ammunition)
    Place collected
    Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    September 1963
    Caption
    Just two weeks after the march, on September 15, 1963, white supremacists planted a bomb under the steps of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. The explosion killed four young girls attending Sunday school. This terrorist act was a brutal reminder that the success of the march and the changes it represented would not go unchallenged. In the face of such violence, the determination to continue organizing intensified. These glass shards are from the church's stained-glass window.
    Description
    A shotgun shell collected from the gutter outside the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, at the funeral of the four girls killed in the bombing. The shell has a blue/green-colored body with brass tip.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Hate crimes
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2010.71.1.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Tools and Equipment-Weapons and ammunition
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Ticket stub for Washington, DC to Montgomery, AL for Selma-Montgomery March

    Ticket stub for Washington, DC to Montgomery, AL for Selma-Montgomery March

    Issued by
    Southern Railway Company, American, 1894 - 1990
    Used by
    Mulholland, Joan Trumpauer, American, born 1941
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 3/4 x 1 3/4 in. (4.4 x 4.4 cm)
    Type
    ticket stubs
    Place depicted
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    March 1965
    Description
    A ticket stub for Washington, D.C. to Montgomery, Alabama. The ticket stub is yellowed paper with black ink and is stapled to a green slip of paper providing dates and context.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Local and regional
    Transportation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Trumpauer-Mulholland Collection
    Object number
    2010.71.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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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
  • Sign from a segregated bus station in Birmingham, Alabama

    Sign from a segregated bus station in Birmingham, Alabama

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Medium
    plywood and paint
    Dimensions
    7 3/8 x 74 7/8 x 1/2 in. (18.7 x 190.2 x 1.3 cm)
    Type
    signs
    Place used
    Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    ca.1957
    Description
    This bus station waiting room sign, circa 1957, is from the Birmingham AL, Greyhound Bus Station. It is a standard train or bus station sign from a southern state prior to 1964 restricting the seating of non-white passengers. The sign consists of a piece of plywood painted white with black stenciled text that reads: [ WAITING ROOM / (INTERSTATE AND WHITE INTRASTATE PASSENGERS) ]. The lower right hand corner of the sign has been splintered off.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Race relations
    Segregation
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, VA in honor of Dr. James Farmer
    Object number
    2011.130
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    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
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  • <I>Coming Into Montgomery</I>

    Coming Into Montgomery

    Created by
    Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    King, Coretta Scott, American, 1927 - 2006
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 1/2 x 13 1/2 in. (21.6 x 34.3 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1965; printed 1995
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. leading marchers into Montgomery, Alabama, during the "Selma to Montgomery" march.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.14.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965 Spider Martin
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
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  • <I>Courage</I>

    Courage

    Created by
    Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003
    Subject of
    Letherer, Jim, American, 1933 - 2001
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 5/8 x 8 1/16 in. (34.6 x 20.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1965; printed 1995
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a man with one leg marching in front of two American flags and a United Nations flag.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.14.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965 Spider Martin
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
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  • <I>Priest from Maine</I>

    Priest from Maine

    Created by
    Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 9/16 x 8 5/8 in. (34.5 x 21.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1965; printed 1995
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a man sitting on grass. He rests his head on his crossed arms and rests his elbows on his knees. His shoes, socks, and umbrella sit next to him.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.14.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965 Spider Martin
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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  • <I>Two Minute Warning</I>

    Two Minute Warning

    Created by
    Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003
    Subject of
    Lewis, John, American, born 1940
    Williams, Hosea Lorenzo, American, 1926 - 2000
    Turner, Albert, 1936 - 2000
    Bob Mants, 1943 - 2011
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 9/16 x 13 11/16 in. (21.7 x 34.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 9 x 14 in. (22.9 x 35.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1965; printed 1995
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Alabama police officers approaching Civil Rights marchers. White onlookers can be seen in the background between the two groups. This photograph may be a prelude to 2011.14.5.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.14.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965 Spider Martin
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
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  • <I>Disgusting</I>

    Disgusting

    Created by
    Martin, Spider, American, 1939 - 2003
    Subject of
    Boynton Robinson, Amelia, American, born 1911
    Lewis, John, American, born 1940
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 13 5/8 x 10 9/16 in. (34.6 x 26.8 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1965; printed 1995
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of Amelia Boynton Robinson, who is weak from being attacked and gassed by Alabama State Troopers.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil Rights
    Photography
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.14.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1965 Spider Martin
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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