By Any Means Necessary
- Created by
- Terry, Roderick, American
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Million Man March, American, founded 1995
- Printed by
- Penn Camera, American, 1954 - 2012
- Date
- October 16, 1995
- Medium
- silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 13 11/16 x 10 5/8 in. (34.8 x 27 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 14 x 11 in. (35.6 x 27.9 cm)
- Description
- This black-and-white photograph depicts two young men standing in the crowd. One figure stands slightly in front holding a handmade sign that reads "BY ANY / MEANS / NECESSARY". He is wearing jeans and a large jacket. He gazes slightly above the viewer and to the right. Behind his left shoulder, another young man is standing with his hands in his pockets, also looking up and to the viewer's right.
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- One Million Strong
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- portraits
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Local and regional
- Men
- Photography
- U.S. History, 1969-2001
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Roderick Terry
- Object number
- 2013.99.45
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Roderick Terry