Photograph by
Gates-Anderson, Dianne D.
Subject of
Knight, Thelma, 1915 - 2009
Young, Wess Sr., 1917 - 2014
Tillman-Jackson, Genevieve, 1915 - 2007
Rep. Waters, Maxine, American, born 1938
Ogletree, Charles Jr., American, 1952 - 2023
Clark, Otis, 1903 - 2012
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Owned by
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Date
2005
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 2490 pixels × 3662 pixels
File size: 52.24 MB
Description
Digital image of a photograph of a group of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors and dozens of their supporters in front of the United States Supreme Court Building. Group includes the Harvard students and faculty involved in the petition in support of a reparations claim delivered to the Supreme Court of the United States. Visible are Thelma Knight, at left, wearing a black fur hat and black jacket, holding a copy of the petition to the Supreme Court and a purse; Wess Young Sr., wearing a Dallas Cowboys ballcap, dark eyeglasses, black overcoat, and blue shirt; Representative Maxine Waters; Charles Ogletree, wearing a dark suit with red tie and black scarf; Otis Clark, wearing a dark cap with gold braiding, tan overcoat, and a copy of the petition; and Eddie Faye Gates, slightly out of field, wearing a green coat. Seated in a wheelchair at front is Genevieve Tillman-Jackson, wearing a pink coat, pink pants, and white scarf over her head. There is no image of the back of the photograph.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Eddie Faye Gates Collection, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
American South
American West
Economics
Justice
Law
Local and regional
Race relations
Tulsa Race Massacre
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Eddie Faye Gates, Tulsa OK, author, historian, community activist
Object number
2014.117.35
Restrictions & Rights
© Dianne D. Gates-Anderson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cc11a2b3-048b-439c-9704-d81c9504286f

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