National Veterans Association: President Dr. Arron Henry honors fellow Mississippian, the slain NAACP President Medgar W. Evers with flowers as others look on at his grave site in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington Virginia
- Photograph by
- Williams, Milton, American, born 1940
- Subject of
- Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
- Henry, Aaron, American, 1922 - 1997
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- June 12, 1978
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper, mounting board
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (20 x 25.2 cm)
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of a group of men and women gathered in Arlington Cemetery around the gravesite of Medgar Evers. Former Mississippi NAACP President Dr. Aaron Henry speaks to the mourners. There are large flower arrangements on either side of the gravestone.The photograph is attached to a thick mounting board. The board is stamped on the back.
- Place depicted
- Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives
- Object number
- 2011.15.27
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Milton Williams
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.