Created by
Parks, Gordon, American, 1912 - 2006
Subject of
X, Malcolm, American, 1925 - 1965
Date
1963
Medium
silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image and Sheet): 13 1/8 × 8 7/8 in. (33.3 × 22.5 cm)
H x W (Mat): 20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph of Malcolm X on a plane, framed by the seats in the row in front of him, leaning his head forward on his left hand and reading a newspaper with the headline "Brothers of the Killers Selected to Judge!"
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Black Nationalism
Type
gelatin silver prints
Topic
Civil rights
Islam
Photography
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number
2012.107.30
Restrictions & Rights
© Gordon Parks Foundation
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c61759e7-2a81-4132-9abe-ef0a56ea4423

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