Created by
Moore, Charles, American, 1931 - 2010
Subject of
Evers, Medgar, American, 1925 - 1963
Date
1963; printed 2007
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 17 7/8 x 12 1/2 in. (45.4 x 31.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a crowd of people dressed in suits, or funeral attire, walking in a procession through the streets of Jackson, Mississippi.
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Civil rights
Funeral customs and rites
Photography
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of Charles Moore.
Object number
2011.67.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Charles Moore
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5abb62155-b8e7-4582-9cb6-15b1b8a32d1a

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