Created by
Lyon, Danny, American, born 1942
Subject of
Bell, Emma, American
Dorie Ann Ladner, American, born 1942
Ani, Marimba, American
Shirah, Samuel C. Jr., American, 1943 - 1980
Dr. Derby, Doris, American, 1939 - 2022
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
Date
1963
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 8 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (22.5 x 32.7 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 10 15/16 x 13 7/8 in. (27.8 x 35.2 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of a crowd outdoors; an African American woman holds an American flag and in the back an African American man shades himself from the sun under an umbrella.
Place depicted
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Baptist
Civil rights
Funeral customs and rites
Hate crimes
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.107.18
Restrictions & Rights
© Danny Lyon/Magnum Photos
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd58e2163af-8810-474a-91dc-17e8f2f9a85c

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