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  • PPC Sewing Co-op - Patchwork Animals

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2167 pixels × 3376 pixels, 3.1 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of members of a Poor People's Corporation sewing cooperative making patchwork animals. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts a group of women sitting in a building with wooden floors, some are sewing. By the window on the left side of the image, a light wood table with two women on either side of the table using sewing machines.The woman at the table facing the viewer is using a white sewing machine and is wearing a stripped shirt; the woman with her back to the viewer is using a dark colored sewing machine and has a white shirt on with checker pants. There is another darker table next to the lighter table (in the middle of the room) with an older woman with her hair wrapped working on a white sewing machine, with lots of squares of fabric laid out on the table. There are four (4) women sitting in the background in chairs against the wall, the woman on the right is holding fabric and the woman next to her (to the left) is holding a piece of paper. There is a table in the back right corner with shelves underneath.
    Place captured
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5356fccf4-bff9-49a8-8097-19e67238fb1c
  • Una Sewing Co-op - Black Dolls B

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1280 pixels × 875 pixels, 0.61 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of a member of the Una Sewing Co-op making a doll. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts a close-up shot of a woman (her PL side) cutting a piece of fabric. The woman's hair is wrapped, and she is wearing a white sweater with her sleeves pushed up and a checkered dress underneath. She has a thin watch on her PL wrist. There is a black Singer (R) sewing machine in the background.
    Place captured
    Una, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5061627d0-06e3-4b90-acb6-dd379ce130f5
  • Liberty House Marketing Warehouse - Shipping A

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2368 pixels × 3456 pixels, 2.73 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of the interior of the Liberty House warehouse. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts two women working at a table to prepare items for shipping. The woman furthest from the viewer (left) has a white head wrap and is wearing a white turtleneck and is looking at the box the other woman (right) is weight. The woman on the right is wearing a colored turtleneck and has curly hair. The box has the Liberty House logo on the right. There are other objects on the counter in the front right of the picture (a basket and a circular container). There are other wrapping and packaging materials visible on the table (including paper on a large spool, etc). There is a glow at the PL shoulder of the woman on the right.
    Place captured
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd529b71d72-1c46-4267-bb8a-fafd6476d539
  • Liberty House Marketing Warehouse - Shipping B

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2401 pixels × 2119 pixels, 2.36 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of an interior view of the Liberty House marketing B. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts two women working at a table to prepare items for shipping. The woman furthes from the viewer (left) has a white head wrap and is wearing a white turtleneck and is looking towards the table. The woman on the right is wearing a colored turtleneck and has curly hair. The woman on the right is weighing a box that has the Liberty House logo on it. there are other objects on the counter in the bottom of the image, including a basket, a circular contain, a roll of paper, and two of the Liberty House catalogs (Similar to Reference #1). There are other wrapping and packagin materials visible (including paper on a large spool, trash cans in the background, and shelves of other materials).
    Place captured
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e39979f3-0258-469d-862d-b3de84b7466a
  • Liberty House Marketing Warehouse - Inventory

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1104 pixels × 728 pixels, 0.34 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of the interior of the Liberty House Marketing Warehouse. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts a young man conducting inventory. He wears a dark collared shirt and pants, a white apron, and holds two dolls in his hands in front of a shelf of dolls.
    Place captured
    Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db8962b6-32df-492f-ba52-0451903f2773
  • Liberty House Rep. Fay Bellamy Powell - LA Trade Show

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Bellamy Powell, Fay D., American, 1938 - 2013
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1970
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 4608 pixels × 6912 pixels, 11.26 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of Liberty House Rep. Fay Bellamy Powell at a Los Angeles Trade Show. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts a woman wearing a tan suit (jacket and bell bottom pants) standing in the aisle of a booth. A sign in background of booth to the left is white with black and white type, reading [spenco / MEDICAL CORP. / "INNOVATIONS IN / SPORTS & MEDICINE]. The tables are covered with black cloth, and there are various types of textiles laid out on them, a hanging art piece with a sun and crab on the front of the left table, hanging on the side. There is also various shirts and bags hanging on the backdrop for the booth, a chair in the middle of the aisle, and two signs on white paper in the background to the right of the booth, top one is typed and [LIBERTY HOUSE] is legible, and the bottom one appears handwritten. There are two more folding chairs underneath the handwritten sign.
    Place captured
    Los Angeles, California, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    portraits
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d09d6ce0-d7c8-42fc-8208-d1ab6dd53876
  • PPC Producer Co-ops - Annual Meeting

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 725 pixels × 1114 pixels, 0.5 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of the annual meeting of the Poor People's Corporation Producer Co-ops. The image is in landscape orientation and depicts a large group of people, both men and women, sitting in a large circle around three tables pushed together in a large room. Most of the individuals are sitting back away from the table, with papers in their hands. In the foreground, there are two men with their backs to the viewer, close to the table. There is an individual holding a Liberty House catalog (like Reference #1) open in their hands, but their body is cut off from the picture. There are large boxes and another folded table in the background against the wall (which has vertical wood paneling). There is also a smaller structure in the back left corner of the image, inside the room, with a bulletin board with various pieces of paper stuck to it.
    Place captured
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.7
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54ab4d7f9-3af1-41dd-83fe-1113cc2de1a3
  • Una Sewing Co-op - Black Dolls A

    Photograph by
    Dr. Derby, Doris, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Liberty House, American, 1965 - 1974
    Poor People's Corporation, American, 1965 - 1974
    Date
    1968
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W: 1144 pixels × 1107 pixels, 0.63 MB
    Description
    A black-and-white image of a member of the Una Sewing Co-op making a doll. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts a close up of a woman's hands sewing a black doll. She is holding the head of the doll in her PL hand, and is pulling a piece of yarn attached to the doll with her right hand. The yarn is looped around her right hand. She has a angular ring on her PL hand ring finger and a braided bracelet on her PL hand. The background is not focused.
    Place captured
    Una, Clay County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    digital images
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Poverty
    Resistance
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.23.12.8
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Doris A. Derby
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c19e1610-bf32-4793-9078-9758a37e1e66
  • "Deep Greenwood" - 1978

    Photograph by
    Thompson, Don, American
    Subject of
    Oklahoma Eagle Publishing Company, American, founded 1936
    Date
    1978; printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white gelatin silver print of North Greenwood Avenue in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The photograph is taken from the east side of the road near the intersection with East Archer Street and depicts a line of one to three story brick buildings, most of which are vacant and in disrepair, with broken and boarded up windows. A sign on the building at the center of the photograph reads “The Oklahoma Eagle.” An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as ["Deep Greenwood" - 1978] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
    Place captured
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American West
    Business
    Communities
    Photography
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Tulsa Race Massacre
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
    Object number
    2014.206.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Don Thompson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd558d0238b-7810-4865-a82c-a66234b67c57
  • Tricycle On Greenwood - 1969

    Photograph by
    Thompson, Don, American
    Date
    1969; printed 2014
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 7/8 × 13 7/8 in. (27.6 × 35.3 cm)
    Description
    A black-and-white gelatin silver print of a tricycle on the sidewalk of Greenwood Avenue. The tricycle lacks handlebars and is sitting in front of a brick building with a boarded up wooden door. Written on the plywood covering the top half of the door is "No Minors Allowed." An adhesive label on the verso has the photographer's printed name and contact information as well as [Tricycle on Greenwood - 1969] in bold italicized text and the photographer's signature [Don Thompson 2014] in graphite.
    Place depicted
    Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    Topic
    American West
    Communities
    Photography
    Poverty
    Race relations
    Tulsa Race Massacre
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the photographer, Don Thompson
    Object number
    2014.206.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Don Thompson
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd522bb624d-6cf1-4e39-b321-180f9899e6e2
  • This Child's Gonna Live

    Written by
    Wright, Sarah Elizabeth, American, 1928 - 2009
    Published by
    Dell Publishing Co., American, 1929 - 1974
    Date
    1971
    On View
    Community/Third Floor, 3 050
    Exhibition
    Making a Way Out of No Way
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 in. (20 x 13.3 cm)
    Description
    A first edition paperback book entitled This Child’s Gonna Live by Sarah E. Wright with a cover that features sepia toned portrait of Sarah E. Wright with off-white text. The upper left-hand corner has publication and pricing information in small white text along with an excerpt from a Chicago Sunday-Times review. Large off-white text justified to the left shows the title [This / Child’s / Gonna / Live]. Beneath this, smaller off-white text reads [by / Sarah E. Wright].
    The back cover is beige with black text and features a synopsis, three reviews, and a biography of Sarah E. Wright.
    This 276-page book follows the main character, Mariah Upshur, wife and mother, living in the fictional fishing village of Tangierneck on Maryland's Eastern Shore in the 1930s. Mariah’s husband, Jacob has been swindled out of his land by rich, white landowners and is forced to choose between working in a system reminiscent of share-cropping or as a fisherman, enduring rough weather. The Upshurs have three sons, a daughter who died prematurely and another daughter with whom Mariah is pregnant. While Jacob oftentimes buckles under the unrelenting systemic forces that oppress his family, Mariah endures her day-to-day trials while remaining determined to create a better future for her children.
    Wright depicts the struggles of poor African American women, who confront the multiple oppressions of class, race, and gender.
    There are no signatures or inscriptions.
    Place depicted
    Eastern Shore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Movement
    BAM (Black Arts Movement 1965-1976)
    Type
    paperbacks
    Topic
    Agriculture
    American South
    Families
    Literature
    Motherhood
    Poverty
    Rural life
    U.S. History, 1919-1933
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Family of Sarah Elizabeth Wright
    Object number
    2010.61.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    © 1969 by Sarah E. Wright
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5db971f0c-0137-4250-afb0-e0fb3c301c4e
  • Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action (black and white)

    Created by
    Beveridge, Tee, American, 1923 - 1993
    Owned by
    Bowser, Pearl, American, born 1931
    Subject of
    Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth in Action, Inc., 1964 - 1978
    Date
    1965
    Medium
    acetate film
    Dimensions
    Duration: 6 Minutes
    Length (Film): 235 Feet
    Title
    16mm motion picture film of Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action Home Movie
    Caption
    Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action, Inc. was incorporated July 1, 1964 as an agency to conduct a research study of the needs and problems of the Bedford-Stuyvesant community. It was organized for the purpose of developing an Anti-Poverty Program to combat the root causes of poverty, as well as find the cures, for the conditions that had turned the area into an undesirable place to live. This 16mm silent, black and white home movie of an outdoor event held by the community outreach organization Bedford-Stuyvesant Youth In Action, Inc. (YIA). The film largely features multiple performances (fashion, music, dance) conducted by members of YIA in front of an audience on a residential street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. Additionally, the film features shots of an art show lining the streets as a crowd socializes and views the various works.
    Description
    16mm silent, black-and-white footage of an event held by the community outreach organization Bedford Stuyvesant Youth In Action, Inc. (YIA). The film largely features multiple performances conducted by members of YIA in front of an audience on a residential street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn in New York City. The performances consist of fashion, dance, and music. The film also features shots of the crowd and artwork on display.
    The film opens with a group of about half dozen youth standing on an elevated stage with a standing crowd in front of them. A band is seated to the lefthand side of the stage facing the audience. A large sign hangs on the building behind the stage with the name of YIA. The young people on stage are all dressed in formal clothes, and put on a fashion show shortly thereafter. They use the stage as a fashion show runway to model the fashions they're wearing. Seven young women in black leotards are the next group to appear on stage, and they perform several different dance routines. As the women exit the stage, three men in black shirts and black leggings walk onto the stage and perform a routine. The film abruptly cuts to a different fashion show. Shortly after, the film abruptly cuts again to scenes of the crowd and some artwork on display. The artwork consists of multimedia and paintings on easels. The film then cuts to several different scenes: a man speaking on stage (he was also seen in an earlier crowd shot), three young women singing, and saxophone players in a jazz band that accompanies the singers. There are more shots of the crowd, the jazz band, and another fashion show. The film ends with eight young women performing a dance routine on stage.
    Place filmed
    Bedford-Stuyvesant, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Pearl Bowser Collection
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Type
    silent films
    motion pictures (information artifacts)
    16mm (photographic film size)
    Topic
    Art
    Communities
    Fashion
    Jazz (Music)
    Modern dance
    Musicians
    Poverty
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
    Object number
    2012.79.1.12.1a
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Hortense Beveridge
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5180193f2-088f-409d-a5fb-eedab1039396
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 7/8 × 12 15/16 in. (22.6 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 13 15/16 in. (27.7 × 35.4 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a police officer holding a baton behind their back and facing a crowd of demonstrators. Part of the crowd is visible to the right of frame. The front line of the visible crowd consists of a man in a clerical collar holding a Bible in one hand with his other arm around a woman next to him. The woman wears a printed dress, a kerchief on her head, and tennis shoes and carries a pocketbook. Next to the woman is a man in light shirt and dark colored jacket and a young boy wearing dark jacket and pants. Each person is looking up and to the right of frame, away from the police officer. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53468a059-00d3-4762-b70d-f541ce3f672c
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 8 5/8 × 12 15/16 in. (21.9 × 32.9 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 10 7/8 × 14 in. (27.7 × 35.5 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a plywood panel mural in Resurrection City. The mural displays slogans, quotes, and art as painted by activists in Resurrection City. The mural is comprised of twelve painted plywood panels installed together, four panels horizontally across the top and eight panels installed vertically on the bottom, to form a thirty-two foot long wall. The wall appears to be part of a structure, with an overhanging roof at the top. The wall and structure is pictured center frame, with dirt and a wooden walkway in the foreground and tent-like structures and trees in the background. Painted text at the top of the mural reads [Hunger's Wall: Tell It Like It Is]. Other prominent slogans include [CUBA LIBRE], [LATINOS UNIDOS PARA SIEMPRE], [Blackness for Blacks!!!], [CHICANO POWER], and [Sisters of Watts for Human Dignity]. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6f8a2d5-1212-4c08-8297-4e52af694dc1
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5091aa25a-92a4-4dfb-bbbe-7e3cc4830dc5
  • 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac65e2a5-0960-4a6e-99fe-8108284e0637
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.9 × 22 cm)
    H x W: 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of a man holding an SCLC Poor People's Campaign poster in front of him. He appears to be wearing a suit, shirt, and tie, and a garrison cap. His sign reads [HAPPINESS IS / A WARM DRY HOUSE / NO RATS OR ROACHES / LOTS OF GOOD FOOD / S.C.L.C. / POOR / PEOPLE'S / CAMPAIGN]. People are debris are visible in the background. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Housing
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53361b4e7-57e2-4382-a8c6-58023bb7c7b3
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    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)
    Title
    Photograph of a man holding a sign reading "La Tierra ES NUESTRA HERENCIA"
    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].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    Poverty
    U.S. 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
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a6f239a3-b79e-4fb6-9ab6-b6671bdf1461
  • 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 7/8 in. (32.9 × 25.1 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 14 × 10 7/8 in. (35.5 × 27.7 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white portrait of a man wearing a war bonnet, eyeglasses, and a pinback button that reads [INDIAN / POWER]. The man is depicted from the shoulders up and he looks directly at the camera. He wears a white shirt with buttoned collar and a round white pinback button reading [INDIAN / POWER] in black text affixed just below the center button of the collar. He also wears beaded necklaces. The war bonnett consists of band with beaded design across the man's forehead with thread wrapped white feathers extending above and dark colored ribbons suspended from the band near the man's temples and descending past his shoulders. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Portfolio/Series
    Resurrection City
    Classification
    Media Arts-Photography
    Movement
    American Indian Movements
    African American - Latinx Solidarity
    Poor People's Campaign
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.13
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd571c1955b-21c0-4dfe-89db-cd92d5a6407a
  • Resurrection City: Untitled

    Photograph by
    Freedman, Jill, American, born 1939
    Subject of
    Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Date
    1968; printed September 2017
    Medium
    silver and photographic gelatin and photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 12 15/16 × 8 11/16 in. (32.9 × 22 cm)
    H x W (Sheet): 13 3/4 × 10 7/8 in. (35 × 27.7 cm)
    Description
    A silver gelatin print depicting a black-and-white image of man wearing an SCLC marshall badge and an Omega button. The man sits looking towards the camera, with his head tilted slightly down. He has wavy hair and a goatee with mustache. He wears a light button-down shirt with a darker color jacket. On the jacket is a SCLC Marshall badge that reads [POOR PEOPLES CAMPAIGN / NAME (RAYMOND M-[illegible] / ADDRESS (CHICAGO ILLINOIS / BLOOD TYPE (IF KNOWN) [illegible] / SIGNATURE [illegible] / SCLC / 1401 U. STREET, NW / WASHINGTON, D.C. / [illegible] / MARSHAL]. Beneath the badge is an anti-Vietnam War draft pinback button with the Greek letter Omega on it. The print is signed on the back in graphite [Jill Freedman].
    Place depicted
    Washington, District of Columbia, 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
    portraits
    Topic
    Activism
    Local and regional
    Politics
    Poverty
    Race relations
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.81.3
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jill Freedman
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56b03818b-4081-4d19-bf2a-86a1e21ac99f

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