Created by
Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
Subject of
Rev. Anderson, Henry Clay, American, 1911 - 1998
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
May 1965
Medium
photographic gelatin and silver on photographic paper
Dimensions
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/8 x 10 in. (20.6 x 25.4 cm)
Description
A black-and-white photograph print of the photographer, H.C. Anderson, with others in front of the U.S. Capitol building, captured while Congress debated the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The group stands in a semi-circle in the foreground with the U.S. Capitol behind them. Anderson is at the far left, leaning upon a parked car.
Place made
Greenville, Washington County, Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
gelatin silver prints
portraits
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Government
Law
Local and regional
Photography
Suffrage
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charles Schwartz and Shawn Wilson
Object number
2012.137.3.2
Restrictions & Rights
© Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd576c36b40-f2a1-42d8-8b1d-5c94ba62faf2

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