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  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 9 5/8 in. (32.8 × 24.5 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
    Title
    Photograph of Newark police officer
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a Newark, New Jersey police officer standing in a doorway with a second person peeking over his shoulder. The officer wears a peaked cap featuring the seal of the City of Newark with his badge number, a dark shirt, tie, and jacket, and a badge with officer number 1418 and [POLICE] visible on it. The door has a chain to keep it from swinging like those appearing on train car doors, a window with blinds, and a sign that reads [A / PEACEFUL / NEWARK / DEPENDS ON.. / YOU!]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abb4b6db-9aba-48a2-a006-f016f7ad108f
  • Pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson mayoral campaign

    Manufactured by
    Hewig & Marvic, American, founded 1970
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    ink on paper with metal and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1/8 in. (4.4 × 4.4 × 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A pink, yellow, black, and white pinback button for Kenneth A. Gibson's campaign for mayor of Newark, New Jersey. The top of the button has a pink arc with a yellow semi-circle under it. The majority of the pin has a black background with white and yellow text that reads [Gibson / A-1]. The exterior edge of the button has the manufacture's information printed in black ink. The back of the button has a metal pin without a clasp.
    Place used
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Advertisements
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban planning
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of T. Rasul Murray
    Object number
    2013.68.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd527d50975-a653-4408-b4d9-c7eabbc0ec08
  • Poster for the Young Lords Breakfast Program

    Created by
    Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    1969-1970
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 22 1/8 × 17 1/8 in. (56.2 × 43.5 cm)
    Description
    A white poster with large, black and white photograph in the upper half. The photograph shows children sitting at tables with food and drinks. Adults wearing hats and black berets stand near and behind the tables. Below the photograph, in the lower half of the poster is black text that reads: [SUPPORT FREE BREAKFAST FOR OUR CHILDREN / YOUNG LORDS FEED HOT MEALS/ TO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN EVERY DAY / we would like to feed more children / DONATIONS OF FOOD & MONEY ARE NEEDED/Young Lords Organization / 75 Park Ave., Newark 482-8313]. The back of the poster is blank.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Young Lords Movement
    Type
    posters
    Topic
    Activism
    Children
    Communities
    Cooking and dining
    Decolonization
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.109.7.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e8ec1e39-6692-4381-b241-83c4326ca165
  • Newsweek Vol. LXXVI No. 5

    Published by
    Newsweek, Inc., American, founded 1933
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Mayor Richard G. Hatcher, American, born 1933
    Mayor Walter E. Washington, American, 1915 - 2003
    Jackson, Maynard, American, 1938 - 2003
    Austin, Richard H., American, 1913 - 2001
    Date
    August 3, 1970
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    11 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 1/8 in. (28.3 x 21 x 0.3 cm)
    Description
    A copy of Newsweek magazine from the week of August 3, 1970. [Newsweek] appears in bold red letters across the top of the magazine. The cover story appears in black, blue, and yellow type on the right edge of the magazine [The / Black / Mayors / How Are / They Doing? / Newark's / Kenneth Gibson]. The cover features a photograph of Kenneth Gibson standing outdoors in a suit and tie, positioned just to the left of the text.
    The cover article appears on pages 16-22. In addition to Kenneth Gibson, the article also features Mayors Carl Stokes of Cleveland, Ohio, Richard Hatcher of Gary, Indiana, and Walter E. Washington of Washington D.C. The article discusses a number of black politicians holding local office, including Richard Austin of Detroit and Maynard Jackson, Jr. of Atlanta. There is also a section dedicated to the court case involving Newark mayor Hugh J. Addonizio, Gibson's predecessor. The article was written by Assoc. Editor David M. Alpern with assistance from other staff.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Topic
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift
    Object number
    2014.36.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Newsweek. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd539b9eb5b-5fec-4ab9-a350-93aa2f7951e1
  • Façade of James M. Baxter Terrace Housing Project

    Created by
    Newark Housing Authority, American, founded 1938
    Date
    1939-1941
    On View
    Concourse 1, C1 053
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    Medium
    brick and metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 135 1/2 x 118 in. (344.2 x 299.7 cm)
    Description
    Architectural elements that make up the dismantled façade of one entrance door to one building in the James M. Baxter Terrace Housing Project in Newark, NJ. The elements salvaged include: painted metal door, brick door frame, signs, and security light.
    Place used
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Buildings and Structures
    Type
    facades
    Topic
    Domestic life
    Housing
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2012.4.1-.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56ad401e2-bebe-4f49-897c-1747c7f73605
  • New-Ark (Black Journal segment)

    Directed by
    Bourne, St. Clair, American, 1943 - 2007
    Produced by
    Greaves, William, American, 1926 - 2014
    National Educational Television, American, 1954 - 1970
    Subject of
    Kenneth A. Gibson, American, born 1932
    Wonder, Stevie, American, born 1950
    Baraka, Amiri, American, 1934 - 2014
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 9 Minutes
    Length (Film): 330 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of New-Ark (Black Journal segment)
    Caption
    A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder.
    Description
    A short documentary subject made for National Educational Television's Black Journal television program documenting a political rally in Newark, the 1970 mayoral campaign of Ken Gibson, and an African American voter registration drive with special musical performance by Stevie Wonder. It consists of a single reel of 16mm color film.
    The film opens with close ups of audience members listening to Amiri Baraka giving a speech about black mobilization in local elections. Multiple shots of Newark, New Jersey play as the narrator explains how demographic shifts are impacting political power in the city and what African Americans are doing to exercise their newly acquired power. The narrator discusses the formation of an alliance between black and Puerto Rican groups based around "operational unity." A shot of a poster reveals a call to constituents to "Select qualified candidates to lead our city" and list Rep. Julian Bond, Dick Gregory, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee as speakers. An interview with Donald Tucker, a member of the convention organizing committee, begins. Tucker talks about the voter registration percentages in the black, Puerto Rican and white communities, and how this black and Puerto Rican political coalition will help create a government that addresses the needs of their communities. An interview with Hilda Hidalgo, a Puerto Rican member of the convention organizing committee, discusses where poor whites fit in with their political organization. She talks about how many poor whites don't believe they are in the same boat as the black and Puerto Rican communities, but nonetheless they are in need and deserving of the same services. She continues to make clear that the alliance is not anti-white, but rather that these communities must unify in order to make progress. The film returns to Amiri Baraka's speech; he puts out a rallying cry for the audience to get out the vote and elect the convention's endorsed candidates. After Baraka finishes his speech, the audience erupts in the Swahili chant, "Harambe," which is call for unity and collective work and struggle of the family. The narrator then explains the shift from the convention to running the election campaign itself. There is a scene of a Puerto Rican man holding a flyer endorsing Ken Gibson for mayor. The narrator further explains that Gibson is a different kind of candidate; instead of the candidate leading the community, the community leads the candidate. Multiple shots of Gibson and Stevie Wonder surrounding by people walking through the streets of Newark. Gibson states that this is more than just a political crusade, but a movement to get real political power into the hands of the people. Stevie Wonder is interviewed and talks about how he's happy to hear about increases in voter registration. A series of brief interviews with people on the street explaining their support for Gibson's candidacy. A man registers people to vote outside a local store, Stevie Wonder dances on a Gibson campaign float, and the film ends with a campaign truck urging people vote April 2nd.
    Place filmed
    Newark, Essex county, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Type
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Activism
    Film
    Mass media
    Musicians
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.79.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © National Educational Television
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56202fb09-d79a-4e75-88d0-331fd89022a6
  • Robert L. Carter Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Carter, Robert L., American, 1917 - 2012
    Interviewed by
    Dr. Sullivan, Patricia A., born 1950
    Subject of
    Lincoln University, American, founded 1866
    Howard University School of Law, American, founded 1869
    Columbia University, American, founded 1754
    Anderson, Marian, American, 1897 - 1993
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc., American, founded 1940
    Board of Education of Topeka, American
    Brown, Oliver L., American, 1918 - 1961
    Date
    October 22, 2010
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 03:05:50
    Description
    The oral history consists of three digital files 2011.174.1.1a, 2011.174.1.1b, 2011.174.1.1c. There is also a transcript of the interview 2011.174.1.2.
    A digital oral history interview with Robert L. Carter that recalls growing up in Newark, New Jersey, and attending Lincoln University, Howard University Law School, and Columbia University. He discusses hearing Marian Anderson sing at the Lincoln Memorial and his service in the segregated army during World War II. He recounts his career as a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, including the Brown v. Board of Education case and other legal cases that ended segregation.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0001
    178848.05 MB
    Place collected
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Civil rights
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Justice
    Law
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    World War II
    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
    2011.174.1.1abc
    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/fd5209a9696-b777-4481-9651-9db2f7e3dade
  • Junius W. Williams, J.D. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Williams, Junius W. J.D., American, born 1943
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Amherst College, American, founded 1821
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Long, Worth, American, born 1936
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    Date
    July 20, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:54:49
    Description
    The oral history consists of nine digital files: 2011.174.37.1a, 2011.174.37.1b, 2011.174.37.1c, 2011.174.37.1d, 2011.174.37.1e, 2011.174.37.1f, 2011.174.37.1g, 2011.174.37.1h, and 2011.174.37.1i.
    Junius Williams, J.D. recalls growing up in Richmond, Virginia, attending Amherst College, and joining the student group Students for Racial Equality. He remembers attending the March on Washington, organizing a civil rights conference at Mount Holyoke, and joining the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). He also discusses traveling with other students to the Selma to Montgomery March, being arrested at the march with Worth Long, working as a community organizer with the Newark Community Union Project, and witnessing the riots in Newark, New Jersey, in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0037
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Richmond, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Montgomery, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Selma to Montgomery Marches
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    Race riots
    Resistance
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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
    2011.174.37.1a-i
    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/fd5c4f4492b-8ced-48ab-b742-1bed5ace33e1
  • Phil Hutchings Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Hutchings, Phil, American, born 1942
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Howard University, American, founded 1867
    Howard University Nonviolent Action Group, American, founded 1960s
    Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, American, founded 1964
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Students for a Democratic Society, American, 1960 - 1969
    Newark Community Union Project, American, founded 1964
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
    Date
    September 1, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:43:40
    Description
    The oral history consists of ten digital files: 2011.174.42.1a, 2011.174.42.1b, 2011.174.42.1c, 2011.174.42.1d, 2011.174.42.1e, 2011.174.42.1f, 2011.174.42.1g, 2011.174.42.1h, 2011.174.42.1i, and 2011.174.42.1j.
    Phil Hutchings recalls growing up in Cleveland, Ohio, his parents' involvement in many civic organizations, and attending Howard University. He remembers joining the Nonviolent Action Group (a precursor to the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), protesting at the White Rice Inn in Maryland, and working with the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. He discusses moving to Newark, New Jersey, to work for SNCC, Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), and the Newark Community Union Project. He also recalls organizing District of Columbia residents for the March on Washington and witnessing the Newark riots in 1967.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0042
    Place collected
    Oakland, Alameda County, California, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Place collected
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, 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
    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    Associations and institutions
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Race riots
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    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
    2011.174.42.1a-j
    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/fd5d93b745e-90bb-4493-9896-64af061b2e2b
  • Mute Evidence of Destruction - Dummies Along Springfield Ave

    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 in. (20.6 × 25.4 cm)
    H x W (Image): 7 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (19.4 × 24.1 cm)
    Title
    Photograph of mannequins in the street during the Newark Riots
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of a smashed department store window along Springfield Avenue in Newark, NJ. Broken mannequin body parts and other debris are scattered on the sidewalk. The image shows an example of the destruction caused during the 1967 Newark riots.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51c960cca-d152-487e-bfc0-3a950acbcd16
  • Photograph of soldiers entering a store during the Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    Abbott, Randy
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 9 3/4 × 7 15/16 in. (24.8 × 20.2 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph depicting a group of three soliders standing in a store entryway during the Newark riots. The soldiers' backs are to the viewer, and one soldier's gun is raised. A young man dressed in a white shirt and trousers is standing outside the store, and in the foreground a boy is sitting on a tire on the sidewalk, both observing the scene.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ef9ced75-2e35-49f1-9a29-340586a7e9ac
  • Photograph of a woman and the body of Billy Furr, shot by police in Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    Lee, Bud, American, 1941 - 2015
    Subject of
    Furr, Billy, American, 1950 - 1974
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 9 3/4 × 8 in. (24.8 × 20.3 cm)
    H x W (Image): 9 1/2 × 6 5/16 in. (24.1 × 16 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph depicting a woman in a white dress and dark-colored shoes crouched next to and reaching for a person lying on the sidewalk. The person on the sidewalk appears to be shot in the back and is bleeding. Behind the woman, legs and feet of three other people are visible.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bud Lee. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f0f5ef0a-2a0c-4819-8bc8-7289d5305657
  • Photograph of a man being detained by soldiers during the Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    The New York Times, American, founded 1851
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 9 9/16 × 6 9/16 in. (24.3 × 16.7 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a man wearing a pinstriped jacket and dark colored slacks being detained in a street by police. There is a bus passing behind them. The man has his arms partially raised, and the three police officers appear to be forcing him off the street. One of the officers is carrying a rifle.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © The New York Times . Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b56707fb-733d-455f-8595-a14797fc7d25
  • Photograph of soldiers behind a barricade during the Newark Riots

    Published by
    London Express, British
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet and Image): 7 3/8 × 9 5/8 in. (18.7 × 24.4 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of six (6) National Guards standing behind a makeshift barricade. Their rifles are raised, and they are taking aim at a point above and behind the photographer. Many of the boxes making up the barricade are labeled as containing linoleum tiles or vinyl flooring.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5114665c3-a354-49cd-a351-ac28eaf10098
  • Photograph of a man in a police wagon during the Newark Riots

    Published by
    London Express, British
    Photograph by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet and Image): 6 15/16 × 9 9/16 in. (17.6 × 24.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of an unidentified man in a rumpled three-piece suit with his hands cuffed behind his back, seated alone in the back of a police wagon.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © London Daily Express/Hutlon Archive/Getty Images . Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59a07529b-7557-42ea-9957-6f0d060089ba
  • Photograph of police and an injured boy, Joe Bass, in the Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    Lee, Bud, American, 1941 - 2015
    Subject of
    Bass, Joe, American, born 1955
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
    H x W (Image): 6 7/16 × 9 7/16 in. (16.4 × 24 cm)
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a street scene at an intersection. There are two police cruisers and police wagon with officers armed with rifles standing in the street. On the sidewalk, an officer is standing in front of a “One Way” traffic sign, holding a rifle, and looking off to the left. On the driver’s side of the police wagon is a child lying in the street, severely injured, in a pool of blood. The child pictured is 12 year old Joe Bass, who had been caught in the crossfire as a police officer shot a man named Billy Furr. Bass was hit twice with stray bullets, once in the neck and once in the thigh. A different photograph of Joe Bass, also taken by LIFE staff photographer, Bud Lee, but from another angle, gained worldwide attention after its publication on the cover of LIFE magazine for the July 28, 1967 issue.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Bud Lee. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57f260b70-fd56-4df8-9e19-d93465395027
  • Photograph of a boy walking ahead of soliders during the Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    Charles, Don Hogan, American, 1938 - 2017
    Subject of
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 × 10 1/16 in. (20.6 × 25.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 6 5/8 × 9 5/8 in. (16.8 × 24.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph depicting a child in the forefront, with his hands raised, looking over his right shoulder and walking ahead of a group of soldiers. The soliders are armed with rifles with bayonet attachments, and are walking down the sidewalk in front of the store Krafchick & Son Curtains and Linens. A group of women are clustered to the right of the photograph, standing in storefronts and watching the soldiers pass, while to the left of the photograph men and children are standing in the street, also watching the soliders.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Children
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Don Hogan Charles/The New York Times/ Redux. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd573c1ed00-e589-4a07-9705-6e9aacdc2074
  • Negro Store

    Photograph by
    Benson, Harry, Scottish, born 1929
    Published by
    London Express, British
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet and Image): 6 1/2 × 9 5/16 in. (16.5 × 23.7 cm)
    Title
    Photograph of a storekeeper and storefront in the Newark Riots
    Description
    A black and white photograph of a storefront with a posted sign "This Store is Owned and Operated by Negroes" and the words "Soul Brother" written on the glass. A man in a white shirt and dark slacks is standing to the left of the storefront, looking off to his right. The sign and text were intended to discourage looting during the 1967 Newark riots, by indicating that this store was operated by African Americans.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Harry Benson/Express/Getty Images. Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b62f5832-ffb1-442b-9697-6e5ccec9e5bb
  • Soldiers Wait

    Created by
    Benson, Harry, Scottish, born 1929
    Published by
    London Express, British
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet and Image): 7 3/8 × 9 7/16 in. (18.7 × 24 cm)
    Title
    Photograph of soldiers sitting in a store entryway during the Newark Riots
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of two armed men in U.S. Army uniforms sitting on the ground in a store entryway. The man on the left is slouched on the ground, and the lower half of a mannequin lies face-down on the ground to his right. The other man has his left hand holding up his rifle and he is looking directly at the photographer. In the window of the store there are four large photographs of women exhibiting different hairstyles. "Soul Sisters" is handwritten on the door behind the soldiers, intending to discourage looting during the 1967 Newark riots by indicating that this store is operated by African Americans.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Harry Benson/Getty Images . Permission required for use.
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b64c845e-24fc-4cc9-a261-28f78456ab4c
  • Photograph of a solider guarding a looted store in the Newark Riots

    Photograph by
    Abbott, Randy
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    July 1967
    Medium
    photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 10 × 8 1/8 in. (25.4 × 20.6 cm)
    H x W (Image): 9 7/8 × 7 7/8 in. (25.1 × 20 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white photograph of an armed soldier standing guard with his gun raised in front of a looted store, Belmont Prescription Pharmacy, during the 1967 Newark riots.
    Place depicted
    Newark, Essex County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Military
    Photography
    Race discrimination
    Race relations
    Race riots
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Urban life
    Violence
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2011.57.10.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fd4aa09c-c82d-42d8-9d51-76c0f2a5d768

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