- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified
- Date
- May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3179 pixels × 2157 pixels, 39.27 MB
- Description
- This image depicts a woman during the construction of Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. She is wearing a yellow cloth wrapped around her head. She is shown from the chest upwards, wearing a light grey button shirt, with an object hanging from a cloth strap around her neck. Wooden frames for temporary shelters are visible in the background.
- Place captured
- Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- Resurrection City
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- portraits
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Labor
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Resistance
- Social reform
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
- Object number
- 2014.116.37
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.