Photograph by
Gates-Anderson, Dianne D.
Subject of
Knight, Thelma, 1915 - 2009
Young, Wess Sr., 1917 - 2014
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Holloway, Robert, 1918 - 2010
Clark, Otis, 1903 - 2012
Unidentified Woman or Women
Unidentified Man or Men
Owned by
Gates, Eddie Faye, American, 1934 - 2021
Date
2005
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 4880 pixels × 6111 pixels
File size: 89.67 MB
Description
A digital image of a photograph of Tulsa Race Massacre survivors, families, and supporters at a demonstration in support of reparations in Washington, DC. The U.S. Capitol building is visible in the background. Individuals wear coats, hats, and gloves. Thelma Knight and Otis Clark are flanked and walk arm-in-arm with other individuals. Wess Young Sr. is partially visible behind Knight, wearing a Dallas Cowboys ballcap and a jacket. Eddie Faye Gates is partially visible, wearing a green coat Robert Holloway is partially visible over Clark's right shoulder, wearing a faded red ballcap. There is no image of the back of the original photograph.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
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
2014.117.55
Restrictions & Rights
© Dianne D. Gates-Anderson
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd566baf279-8245-4b17-9570-35b7e0c6a9fb

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