Created by
Kleina, Bernard, American
Date
July 10, 1966; printed 2012
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W (Image): 6 x 8 3/4 in. (15.2 x 22.2 cm)
H x W (Sheet): 8 1/2 x 11 in. (21.6 x 27.9 cm)
Description
A color photograph of a crowd sitting on bleachers at the rally on Soldier's Field. Steps divide the crowd in the center down the center of the photograph. Several individuals make their way up and down the steps and through the crowd. Many individuals are holding umbrellas.
Place depicted
Soldier Field, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Chicago Freedom Movement
Type
inkjet prints
Topic
Civil rights
Photography
Race discrimination
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bernard J. Kleina and Susan Keleher Kleina
Object number
2013.140.5
Restrictions & Rights
© Bernard J. Kleina
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd57b6dd25b-3f62-47f1-9236-2aaaae9caf62

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