Rustin and Randolph listen to King's speech
- Created by
- Schapiro, Steve, American, born 1934
- Subject of
- Rustin, Bayard, American, 1912 - 1987
- Randolph, A. Philip, American, 1889 - 1979
- Date
- 1965
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (17.1 × 24.8 cm)
- Caption
- American Civil Rights leaders Bayard Rustin (1912 - 1987) (fore, left) and A Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979) (fore, right) stand under an umbrella they listen to a speech on steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965. The speech, Dr Martin Luther King Jr's 'How Long, Not Long' speech, was delivered at the end of the Selma to Montgomery march.
- Description
- A black-and-white photograph of Bayard Rustin and A. Philip Randolph standing in a crowd at the Selma March with an umbrella over their heads. Unknown figures are visible behind them.
- Place depicted
- Alabama, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2012.107.35
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Steve Schapiro, Courtesy of Fahey Klein Gallery
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.