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Mule Train from Mississippi going through the city of Washington, D.C. June, 1968
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5070 pixels × 7569 pixels (5070 × 7569 cm)
- Description
- A black and white digital image of a mule train from Mississippi passing through Washington, D.C.
- There are several mule-drawn wagons in a line going down a street. There are some people riding in uncovered wagons and there are others walking alongside the wagons. The wagon in the back of the line is covered and a man and woman are sitting on the back of it. The woman has her proper right arm resting on the side of the wagon and her proper left leg is crossed over her right leg. The man's legs are crossed at his ankles and his proper left arm is bent and resting on the side of the wagon. His head is resting on his left hand and his proper right hand is resting on his right knee.
- There is a police officer on a motorcycle at the back of the "train". There are cars and trucks in the background as well as a large building with columns, a tower, and arched windows. There is a street sign in the foreground on the proper left side of the image. It is slightly out of focus and reads [PEDESTRIANS / USE NORTH / CROSSWALK] with an arrow underneath.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Mule Train on 14th Street
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5034 pixels × 7593 pixels (5034 × 7593 cm)
- Description
- A black and white digital image of a man on a mule drawn wagon.
- A man in a brimmed straw hat is driving a "Prairie Schooner" covered wagon. He is wearing a plaid button down collared shirt with the sleeves rolled up just below his elbows. He is wearing pants with the cuffs rolled up. He is sitting in the foreground, in the proper right seat and holding onto the reins. There is a man with a mustache sitting behind him. On the proper left side of the image there is the back end of a mule. It has studded straps going across it. On the proper right side of the image part of the covered wagon is visible. It has a white fabric covering and a wooden bottom. There is a car in the background next to the wagon.
- There is a building in the background. The main part of the building has two wings, one on either side, coming out towards the foreground. Two women, a young boy, and a man are standing on a sidewalk near a traffic light and street sign. The traffic light is green (the bottom light is on), and the street sign reads [SW 14 ST]. There is a sign with black text on a pole. It is on the ground behind the street sign. It is partially covered by the horse reins but reads [SIGHTSEEING / (?)ISCHARGE AR(?) / FOR BUREAU OF ENGRAVING PRINT].
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Teach-In
- Created by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Williams, Hosea Lorenzo, American, 1926 - 2000
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5076 pixels × 7596 pixels (5076 × 7596 cm)
- Description
- A black and white digital image of a teach-in.
- The instructor, believed to be Hosea Lorenzo Williams, is in the center of the image. He has dark hair and a beard with a mustache. His head is tilted back slightly. His arms are raised next to his head with his elbows bent, and he is wearing either a bracelet or a watch on his proper left arm. He is wearing a short sleeve jumpsuit with a collar, a belt, and a white shirt underneath. There is a breast pocket on the proper left side with an unreadable label on it. There is a white notepad with two white pens inside of the pocket. Williams is also wearing a chain with an ankh on it.
- There are men, women, and children in the background and also sitting in front of him. They appear to be inside a large tent with poles holding it up. There is a tall chalkboard in the background with writing on it. The top read's [T(?)Y'S Lesson:]. The first word is probably "TODAY'S" and the word "Lesson" is underlined. There are drawings below along with more writing.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.7
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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UAW supports jobs
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- The International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), American, ca. 1955
- Date
- June 19, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7629 pixels × 5070 pixels (7629 × 5070 cm)
- Description
- A black and white image of people in water.
- On Solidarity Day at Resurrection City, a crowd is in the Reflecting Pool with their clothes on. In the foreground on the proper left side there is a woman in a black and white pinstripe collared tank top with matching pants. She is holding sunglasses in her right hand. There is a little boy standing next to her. He is turned to the proper left side and he is wearing a dark shirt with a white sleeve stripe and plaid pants. He is holding a sign with a wooden handle in his right hand. The sign is white with black text in different fonts. It reads [UAW SUPPORTS / JOBS / EDUCATION / HOUSING / MEDICAL CARE / GUARANTEED INCOME / FOR EVERY AMERICAN].
- There are more people in the water in the background. There is also a crowd of people on the sidewalks in front of some trees.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Education
- Health
- Housing
- Justice
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Medicine
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Crowd wading in the Reflection Pool
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- June 19, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5082 pixels × 7593 pixels (5082 × 7593 cm)
- Description
- A black and white digital image of people in the Reflecting Pool on Solidarity Day at Resurrection City.
- Men, women, and children are wading in the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd is walking and running towards the foreground. There are trees in the background along with more people standing and sitting on the Lincoln Memorial. People in the crowd are holding signs and banners with slogans such as [AMERICA! / Why Not / NOW?], [(?) / (?) / end / hunger / in / America], and even a sign that was ripped off of a pole which reads [NO / SWIMMING / OR / WADING / U.S. PARKS SERVICE]. Some of the people are also wearing pinback buttons on their shirts.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.6
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Nun and Policeman
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4425 pixels × 6615 pixels (4425 × 6615 cm)
- Description
- A black and white digital image of a nun and a police officer.
- The nun is in the foreground. She is standing in profile with her face to the proper left side of the image. She is wearing a white tunic with a black and white headpiece. There is a police officer standing on her left side. He is wearing a short sleeve shirt and a helmet with a chin strap. He is standing with his arms folded and he is in profile, facing the proper left side of the image. There are trees in the background, out of focus.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- Religion
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Ministers' March
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Thom, Mel, born 1938
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4988 pixels × 7559 pixels (4988 × 7559 cm)
- Description
- A black and white digital image of a crowd marching.
- Ralph Abernathy and Mel Thom march with a crowd. The Washington Monument is in the background. The person on the far proper right side is wearing sunglasses, a white collared shirt, and a coat. They're holding hands with a priest. The priest is wearing a black short sleeve shirt and pants, a white religious collar, a chain with a crucifix, and a pinback button. His mouth is open and his proper left arm is bent. He is wearing a watch and a ring. His left arm is linked with Mel Thom, the man next to him. The man is wearing a plaid button down shirt and pants. He is wearing a bracelet on his proper left wrist. His left arm is linked with the right arm of Reverend Ralph D. Abernathy. Rev. Abernathy is wearing a short sleeve collared button down with vertical stripes, pants, and a jacket tied around his waist. He has a mustache and is holding sheets of paper in his hands. He is w earing a ring on his proper left hand. There is a woman on his proper left side. She is wearing a plaid button down dress with a belt, a brimmed hat, and several pinback buttons. She is holding onto Rev. Abernathy with her right hand and her proper left hand is across her stomach. The woman on her proper left side is linking arms with her. The woman is wearing a sweater, a pleated skirt, earrings, a necklace with a peace sign, and a pinback button. She has a white towel draped over her proper left shoulder.
- Many of the people have their mouths open and they appear to be chanting something during their march.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Justice
- Local and regional
- Politics
- Poverty
- Religion
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2017.90.5
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Took Place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963
- Photograph by
- Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- August 23, 1963; scanned 2010
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2827 pixels × 4343 pixels, 35.17 MB
- Description
- A digital image of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. The image depicts a close-up of a crowd of young women dressed in school-like uniforms clapping their hands.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H Wallace Jr.
- Object number
- 2011.11.31
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jim Wallace
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March on Washington--Marchers Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial
- Created by
- Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- August 23, 1963; scanned 2010
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2799 pixels × 4367 pixels, 35.01 MB
- Description
- A digital image of The March on Washington - Marchers gathering at the Lincoln Memorial after walking from Washington Monument grounds.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H Wallace Jr.
- Object number
- 2011.11.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jim Wallace
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March on Washington--Marchers Gathering at the Lincoln Memorial After Walking from Washington Monument Grounds
- Created by
- Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Date
- August 28, 1963; scanned 2010
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2316 pixels × 4200 pixels, 27.88 MB
- Description
- A digital image of The March on Washington - Marchers gathering at the Lincoln Memorial after walking from Washington Monument grounds. The image depicts a crowd of people marching, holding up placard that read "WE MARCH FOR HIGHER MINIMUM WAGES / COVERAGE FOR ALL WORKERS NOW" and similar.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H. Wallace Jr.
- Object number
- 2011.11.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jim Wallace
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The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom Took Place in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963
- Created by
- Wallace, James H., American, 1942 - 2020
- Subject of
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, American, founded 1963
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- August 28, 1963; scanned 2010
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3062 pixels × 4485 pixels, 39.33 MB
- Description
- A digital image of The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, which took place in Washington, DC on August 28, 1963. The image depicts a close-up of a crowd of men and women clapping and chanting or singing. In the background, placards and American Flags are visible.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James H Wallace Jr.
- Object number
- 2011.11.30
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jim Wallace
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Digital image of Ralph Abernathy on a police bus
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5008pixels × 7488pixels
- Caption
- On June 24, 1968, protestors at the United States Capitol led by Rev. Ralph Abernathy were arrested while marching for the nation's poor. At the same time, Metropolitan police arrested residents of Resurrection City who refused to vacate. In total 397 people were arrested that day.
- Description
- A black and white digital image of Reverend Ralph David Abernathy on a police bus after his arrest on June 24, 1968. Abernathy is featured behind the bars of an open window. He is seated and has his face turned towards a group of reporters standing outside the bus.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Political organizations
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2016.177.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Digital image of Jesse Jackson and James Brown in Resurrection City
- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian
- Subject of
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4003 × 6000 in.
- Description
- A black and white image of Jesse Jackson and James Brown in the Poor People's Campaign Culture Tent at Resurrection City. Jackson and Brown stand to the right of an unidentified man standing behind a microphone stand. The unidentified man is wearing a suit and tie and holding a hat in his proper left hand. Behind him, Ralph Abernathy is partially visible. Several other unidentified people surround him. In the foreground of the image, unidentified people sit and face the group around the microphone.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Entertainers
- Local and regional
- Political organizations
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2016.177.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
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Woman between tents - Resurrection City, Wash, D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5285pixels × 5285pixels
- Description
- This image depicts a young woman seated between rows of tents at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. The woman, seated on a wooden folding chair, wears a light colored shirt with long sleeves pushed up, and a light colored and patterned skirt. She wears a scarf wrapped around her head and is barefoot. Her light colored sandals rest on the ground beside her. She sits sideways to the camera and looks at the viewer over her left shoulder, holding her left hand on her hip. She sits in the doorway of a tent made of yellow material, wood, and plastic sheeting. Folding cots are visible inside the tent opposite her. The alley is bare ground with sparse grass and a tree is visible in the distance over the roofs of the tents.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Women
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.39
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Yellow school bus - Resurrection City., Wash, D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4539pixels × 4991pixels
- Description
- This image depicts a yellow school bus parked by the curb with five men's heads protruding from side windows and one man emerging from the door. The photograph is taken from the rear right side of the bus, looking towards the front. There are two hand-made signs taped to the bus' side, both handwritten on white paper. One, in black letters, reads "NEWARK, N.J. / VAN-GUARD/ POOR PEOPLES/ CAMPAIGN." The other sign, written in red ink reads “NEWARK, NJ." Painted in black and white script by the door's lower corner is the bus company's logo that reads "Mer(?)enthal(?)rs/ Bus Service." Five men lean out the upper half of five bus windows, looking over their right shoulders towards the viewer. Two of the men wear flat caps, and all five men wear over shirts or jackets in shades of khaki or dark blue. A sixth man in a dark blue jacket stands in the bus's open door.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.46
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Tent with song lyrics - Resurection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2510pixels × 3899pixels
- Description
- This image depicts a temporary shelter in Resurrection City on the National Mall with the lyrics to two songs written on its sides. The tent, made of plywood and plastic sheeting, is situated on the National Mall, with trees and the Washington Monument visible behind it. The first song is titled "You Can't Keep Us Down" and the lyrics cover the left half of the tent wall. The other song is titled "In Resurrection City" and its lyrics cover the right side of the tent wall. For full lyrics, please see Notes Text Entries.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.47
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Two girls at tent - Resurrection City, Wash, D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3179pixels × 2157pixels
- Description
- This image depicts three children in the entrance of a yellow tent in Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. The tent is made of yellow material, wood, and clear plastic sheeting. Standing between two yellow tent flaps, three children look out and to the right. The smallest child wears a grey coat and light colored pants. Standing slightly in front of him, the tallest child wears light colored shorts and has a light green sweater draped over her shoulders. Her arms are wrapped tightly around her torso. Next to her is a little girl wearing a light yellow dress and beige cardigan. Inside the tent several other children can be seen in the background.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Families
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.33
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Reverend Kirkpatrick - Resurrection City, Wash. D.C.. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Rev. Kirkpatrick, Frederick Douglass, American, 1933 - 1986
- Signed by
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 2124pixels × 3218pixels
- Description
- This image depicts the Reverend Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick holding a guitar. Kirkpatrick led cultural programs at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. Wearing a dark blue denim shirt with brass buttons, he is viewed from below, giving him a monumental aspect. He holds the guitar against his torso and strums with his right hand. He gazes straight ahead, over the head of the photographer.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Folk (Music)
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.32
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Dizzy Gillespie & woman with white scarf - Resurrection City, Wash, D.C. - 1968
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Subject of
- Gillespie, Dizzy, American, 1917 - 1993
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 5353pixels × 5124pixels
- Description
- This imaged depicts musician Dizzy Gillespie, outside, seated on the edge of a platform in a crowd of people at Resurrection City. Gillespie is sitting slightly sideways to the camera, facing to the viewer's right, among other sitting and standing individuals. Wearing a dark sweatshirt and dark pants, a button pin and thick rimmed glasses, he looks upwards, a cigarette between his lips. In the foreground is a young woman in a white sweater with a white scarf tied around her hair. She carries a purse over her left shoulder and holds an object against her chest with her bent left arm. She stands sideways to the viewer, looking to the viewer's left. In the background is a crowd of people standing in front of a group of trees.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Musicians
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.40
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
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Jesse Jackson - Resurrection City, Wash., D.C. - 1968
- Subject of
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, born 1935
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3181pixels × 2177pixels
- Description
- This image depicts Reverend Jesse Jackson in Resurrection City. Jackson is pictured in profile. Wearing a dark blue shirt, open at the neck, with a necklace of square wooden beads, he gazes to the viewer's left. There are several indistinct individuals in the background.
- Place depicted
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.43
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston