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  • Pinback button promoting the March on Washington

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Worn by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Medium
    plastic and ink on paper on metal
    Dimensions
    Diameter: 1 11/16 in. (4.3 cm)
    Type
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Description
    Round pin-back button depicting a black and a white hand clasped together. This is a white button with black text. In the center is a graphic of two hands shaking, one black, one white. The top half of the button is large, black text that reads "AUG. 28/ MARCH ON/ WASHINGTON." Below the graphic, following the circumference of the button's edge in black, block text reads "FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM."
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    Segregation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Program from the March on Washington

    Program from the March on Washington

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Used by
    Dr. Edgerton, Samuel Y. Jr., American
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Type
    programs
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    August 28, 1963
    Description
    Program from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom at the Lincoln Memorial. The program is a single page folded in half to create a booklet. The top of the front page has the march title and date in large black letters underlined by a black decorative border. It reads "MARCH ON WASHINGTON/ FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM/ AUGUST 28, 1963." Below the line is the program title in large black block print "LINCOLN MEMORIAL PROGRAM." Below the program title are two columns of text. The column on the left lists the kind of events during the program and the column on the right lists who is participating in the given event and their affiliation. At the bottom center is bold, black text that reads "WE SHALL OVERCOME."
    Inside, on the left hand page is an essay, in black print, of the aspirations and goals of the march. Under the essay are the names and affiliations of the movement leaders and supporters. On the right hand page is a formal list of demands of the movement.
    The back page is a map of part of the National Mall. It shows the marcher's route, beginning at the Washington Monument and around the reflecting pool to the Lincoln Memorial. It also shows three zones for bus parking for the marchers.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Race relations
    Segregation
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
    Object number
    2013.187.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Placard calling for an end to police terror used at protests in Washington, DC

    Placard calling for an end to police terror used at protests in Washington, DC

    Created by
    Party for Socialism and Liberation, American, founded 2004
    Subject of
    Brown, Michael Jr., 1996 - 2014
    Garner, Eric, 1970 - 2014
    Tamir Rice, 2002 - 2014
    Medium
    ink on paper with wood
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 47 13/16 × 17 5/16 × 11/16 in. (121.5 × 44 × 1.8 cm)
    Type
    picket signs
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2014
    Caption
    This sign was carried at Black Lives Matter protests between August and December 2014 in Washington, DC, including demonstrations for Mike Brown on August 23, 2014, Eric Garner on December 3, 2014, and Tamir Rice on December 13, 2014.
    Description
    A picket sign that reads [End Police Terror! / RACISM / is the Disease, / REVOLUTION / is the Cure! / Party for Socialism and Liberation / PSLweb.org]. Text is black and red. The background is red excepting at the bottom, where the background is black. The sign is created by two signs on each side, and then stapling an identical set-up back-to-back with a picket and additional white paper between them.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eugene Puryear
    Object number
    2015.211.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified
    Medium
    reversal film and plastic
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This photographic slide depicts a person walking through a flooded area in front of A frame shelters in Resurrection City. Wearing a grey trench coat and tall rain boots, the individual has their back to the viewer. They have a plastic hood on their head. They hold their trench coat up to their knees as they stride away from the viewer. In the background are A frame shelters and several trees.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.154
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color slide depicts a woman leaning a large piece of plywood against her back. Wearing a brown pattered dress, she faces the viewer with the plywood leaning against her upper back and shoulders. She has a crucifix around her neck and a large circular pin or pendant on the front of her dress. Behind her are piles of plywood sheets and several A frame shelters. Groups of people stand among the shelters. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.241
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Created by
    Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color slide depicts three women and five children in front of the entrance to an A frame shelter in Resurrection City. One woman, wearing a long brown coat, carries a closed umbrella under her right arm and a dark purse in her left hand. She stands in profile to the viewer. Standing facing her are two women; one wearing a shorter brown coat over a green dress. She holds a large dark purse in both hands in front of her. She stands in profile to the viewer. Standing on her right side is another woman with a white comb in her hair. Next to her is a little boy in a grey coat, peering down into a tall white container on the ground in front of him. A little girl in a white, red and plaid dress looks over his shoulder. Standing in the entrance to the shelter itself is an older girl in light colored dress and grey cardigan. She gazes out of the shelter straight ahead of her. There is another girl, wearing blue, and a boy, in a dark suit, standing just outside the shelter entrance. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.85
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Tijerina, Reies, 1926 - 2015
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 11/16 × 12 15/16 in. (22 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.6 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of Reies Tijerina surrounded by supporters and reporters. Supporters hold signs that read [We / WANT / OUR / LAND / BACK!] and [a / TREATY / is the / SUPREME / LAW OF THE / LAND]. Reporters hold hand microphones, and a boom microphone and camera are also visible. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    American West
    Justice
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    Race relations
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
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    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Poster from Women's March on Washington with

    Poster from Women's March on Washington with "I March for Rosie Jimenez"

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Jimenez, Rosie, Mexican American, 1950 - 1977
    Women's March, American, founded 2017
    Medium
    cardboard, markers
    Dimensions
    H x W: 27 15/16 × 20 1/16 in. (71 × 51 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    2017
    Description
    Handwritten poster from the 2017 Women’s March on Washington. The white poster has purple text which reads [I MARCH / for / Rosie Jimenez / 10.3.1977]. The reverse is blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Feminism
    Health
    Local and regional
    Medicine
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.85.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Organizing Manual No. 2

    March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom: Organizing Manual No. 2

    Created by
    Rustin, Bayard, American, 1912 - 1987
    Robinson, Cleveland, Jamaican, 1914 - 1995
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/4 x 4 7/8 in. (21 x 12.4 cm)
    Type
    pamphlets
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1963
    Description
    A pamphlet, black print on yellowed paper. The text reads: [Final Plans for the MARCH ON WASHINGTON FOR JOBS AND FREEDOM].
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Local and regional
    Political organizations
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2010.45.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture

  • Richard Barry Sobol and Anne Buxton Sobol Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Sobol, Richard Barry, American, born 1937
    Buxton Sobol, Anne, American
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Hicks, Robert, American, 1929 - 2010
    Deacons for Defense and Justice, American, founded 1964
    Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, American
    Crown Zellerbach Corporation, American, founded 1928
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 02:01:07
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Place collected
    New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Bogalusa, Washington+Parish"&edan_local=1&op=Search">Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 26, 2011
    Description
    The oral history consists of eight digital files: 2011.174.15.1a, 2011.174.15.1b, 2011.174.15.1c, 2011.174.15.1d, 2011.174.15.1e, 2011.174.15.1f, 2011.174.15.1g, and 2011.174.15.1h.
    Richard Sobol discusses his early career as a lawyer in Washington, D. C., his involvement with the Lawyers Constitutional Defense Committee, and his decision to move to New Orleans to become a civil rights lawyer. He recalls meeting Robert Hicks of Bogalusa, Louisiana, being personally protected by the Deacons of Defense and Justice, and his involvement in many job discrimination cases brought against the Crown Zellerbach paper mill. He also discusses other employment, labor union, and housing discrimination cases he argued. His wife, Anne, is also briefly interviewed.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0015
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Labor
    Law
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--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
    2011.174.15.1a-h
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Poster for African Liberation Day

    Poster for African Liberation Day

    Manufactured by
    Unidentified
    Attributed to
    All-African People's Revolutionary Party, founded 1958
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Medium
    paper, printing ink
    Dimensions
    H x W: 16 13/16 × 11 1/16 in. (42.7 × 28.1 cm)
    Type
    posters
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1977
    Description
    The poster's background is split diagonally by two colors with the red taking up the upper left and right corners down toward the lower left corner and the yellow taking up the lower left and right corners extending up toward the upper right corner. In the center is a large green and black graphic of the continent of Africa. Within the center of Africa is a large fist. Above and to the left of the first is a quote ["THE CORE OF THE BLACK/REVOLUTION IS IN AFRICA"...!"]. Below the first is an additional quote ["SOUTH AFRICA, RHODESIA/AND ISRAEL: ENEMIES OF/AFRICA AND ALL MANKIND!"]. Along the top, in an arch is a large line of text with the letters "A," "L," and "D" emphasized [AFRICAN LIBERATION DAY]. Below this line is the date [SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1977]. To the left of the continent, below center, is additional information in black text [MARCH AND RALLY/MALCOM X/PARK 10/AM/WASHINGTON, D. C.]. Below the continent is the rally information, also in black text [2/ND/NATIONAL BLACK LEADERSHIP/SYMPOSIUM/MAY 27, 1977/CRAMPTON AUDITORIUM/Noon -10 P.M./HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASH, D.C.]. In the lower right corner is contact information for the rally [FOR FURTHER INFOMRATION CONTACT:/ALL-AFRICAN PEOPLES REVOLUNTIONARY/PARTY (A-APRP) P.O. BOX 3307/WASHINGTON, D.C. 20009 TEL (202)387-8996]. In the lower left corner is a small logo for the All-African People’s Revolutionary Party. The logo consists of two (2) concentric rings with an outline of the continent of Africa within the rings. Over the top of the continent is a large black, five-pointed star. Within the rings is text [ALL AFRICAN PEOPLES/REVOLUTIONARY PARTY]. Separating the two (2) lines of text within the logo are small, black, five-pointed stars.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Africa
    Associations and institutions
    Communication
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Resistance
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Catherine M. Bailey
    Object number
    2013.200.3.1-3
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Exhibition
    A Changing America: 1968 and Beyond
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 1, C1 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Urban Magazine October 1968

    Urban Magazine October 1968

    Published by
    Urban Magazine Corporation of America, American
    Subject of
    X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Owned by
    Bailey, Jan, American, 1942 - 2010
    Medium
    paper, ink, metal
    Dimensions
    L x W: 10 7/8 × 8 7/16 × 1/16 in. (27.6 × 21.4 × 0.2 cm)
    Type
    magazines (periodicals)
    Place printed
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968
    Description
    Urban Magazine, October 1968, volume 1, number 3, featuring a large black and white photograph of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X shaking hands. Both men are smiling. King looks to the right above the camera while Malcolm X looks at the camera. Behind the two (2) men are others seen behind the shoulders of King. At the top of the image, in white, are the volume and number, date, and the price [VOL. 1 NO. 3 OCTOBER 1968 25¢]. The image is bordered in white and is on a black background with Malcolm X's head extending outside the top border in the right upper corner of the image. Across the lower right quadrant is a diagonal band of white with black text [THE PREACHER/AND THE PRINCE]. At the top fourth, is the magazine title [URBAN/MAGAZINE]. To the right of the magazine title is a black and white illustration of an owl with black text below ["WE PRINT NEWS/NOT HISTORY"]. The owl is contained within a white rectangle.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Communication
    Local and regional
    Mass media
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2013.201.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Building brick from the White House

    Building brick from the White House

    Created by
    Kale, Jeremiah, American, active late 18th century
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Used by
    The White House, founded 1792
    Owned by
    McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
    Medium
    building brick and mortar
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 2 5/16 × 8 3/16 × 4 in. (5.9 × 20.8 × 10.2 cm)
    Type
    blocks (shaped masses)
    Place used
    The White House, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1793-1797; removed 1950
    Description
    A red clay brick that was once part of the structure of the White House. The brick is a standard solid style brick, slightly uneven in shape. It is a reddish-brown color, and is covered with faint remnants of white-colored mortar on all sides. There are slight losses at two corners.
    Topic
    African American
    Architecture
    Building Arts
    Free communities of color
    Government
    Labor
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Slave hire system
    Slavery
    United States--History--1783-1815
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
    Object number
    2013.232.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Buildings and Structures
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Letter from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis to Congressman William McCulloch

    Letter from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis to Congressman William McCulloch

    Written by
    Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, American, 1929 - 1994
    Subject of
    McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
    President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (20.6 x 20.6 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Ioánnina, Epirus, Greece, Europe
    Place made
    Skorpiós, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe
    Date
    June 24, 1971
    Description
    This three-page letter (abc) and envelope (d) from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis is addressed to Congressman William McCulloch of Ohio. Onassis thanks him for his support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for supporting her husband, President John. F. Kennedy. The stationery pages are pale blue, square-shaped and have a logo in the top left corner that contains an image of Aristotle Onassis's yacht, named after his daughter, and text that reads [On Board S/Y Christina]. The letter is handwritten in printscript and is signed [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]. The envelope is addressed [Congressman William M. McCulloch / House Office Building / Washington DC / USA] and has two postage stamps and a black ink stamp in the top right. The text of the ink stamp is illegible but it appears to be in Greek.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Politics (Practical)
    United States--History--1961-1969
    United States--History--1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
    Object number
    2014.1abcd
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Shriver, Eunice Kennedy, American, 1921 - 2009
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Printed by
    Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This photographic slide depicts Eunice Kennedy Shriver and a young man working on building a temporary structure. Shriver is seated on the ground, hammering a nail into a large a sheet of plywood. She wears a yellow coat over a patterned dress. Next to her is a young man in a dark colored jacket, leaning with both hands on the plywood. He holds an axe in his right hand. Behind them, the wooden frame of a temporary shelter is partially visible. The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp./ new york."
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.132
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Created by
    Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
    Medium
    reversal film and cardboard
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    color slides
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This photographic slide depicts two rows of A frame shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. The A frames are composed of wood and yellow plastic sheeting. They stand in two long rows with a wide open area between them that is filled with pedestrians. Some people sit or stand in groups outside the opening of the A frames, while others pass up and down the open area. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.15
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts the long side of an A frame shelter with a man standing in front of the entrance. The man standing sideways to the viewer, wears a green tee shirt and grey pants. He has his head turned away from the viewer. On the ground by his feet is a television set. By the entrance to the A frame is a low folding table with a large push broom on the ground next to it. There is handwritten text on several side panels of the A frame that reads “WAIT? /NEVER/ An unjust/ law is no law/ at all/ St. Augustine." On the next panel is text that reads " The Dream is not/ over/ We [illegible]."
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.264
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Child or Children
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    portraits
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This color transparency depicts a little girl in a striped shirt. The shirt has long sleeves and large red buttons down the front. The little girl gazes directly at the camera. She wears a nametag that is pinned to her shirt front with a safety pin. There is a crowd of children and adults in the background.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.280
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Data Source
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  • Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photographic transparency of the Poor People's Campaign

    Photograph by
    Robert Houston, American, born 1935
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Black Star, American, founded 1935
    Medium
    reversal film
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
    Type
    transparencies
    Place depicted
    National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
    Caption
    This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
    Description
    This photographic transparency 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’s 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. With the transparency was a protective plastic sleeve with a sticker on the upper left corner with both handwritten and stamped text.
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Civil rights
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Photography
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.245.288
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Robert Houston
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    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
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  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph of a man holding a sign reading "La Tierra ES NUESTRA HERENCIA"
    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 5/8 in. (32.9 × 21.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a bearded man in sunglasses holding a sign in his left hand that reads in Spanish [La Tierra ES / NUESTRA / HERENCIA]. In his right hand is a hardhat. Activists in the background carry other signs, one that advocates for recognizing the supremacy of treaties. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Topic
    African American
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics (Practical)
    Poverty
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.12
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
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    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Exhibition
    City of Hope: Resurrection City and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture