- Photograph by
- Maristany, Hiram, American, 1945 - 2022
- Subject of
- Young Lords Party, American, founded 1969
- Black Panther Party, American, 1966 - 1982
- Seale, Bobby, American, born 1936
- Viera, Rafael, American, born 1948
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Date
- 1969; printed 2014
- Medium
- silver and gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 15 3/4 × 19 5/16 in. (40 × 49.1 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 16 1/16 × 19 15/16 in. (40.8 × 50.6 cm)
- Caption
- This image captures a 1969 rally that the Black Panthers and Young Lords organized to protest an array of unjust arrests and jail sentences amongst the two groups, namely those of Bobby Seale of the Black Panthers, the Panther 21, and Young Lords Party member, Rafael Viera.
- Description
- This image shows a large crowd of standing individuals at a Black Panthers and Young Lords Party rally. Most are pictured in profile, facing the left side of the image, with a fist raised, or their hands cupped around their mouths, and appear to be yelling or singing. Many wear berets with [TENGO PUERTO RICO / EN MI / CORAZON] / [YLO] pins, [YOUNG LORDS PARTY] pins with the Puerto Rican flag, and another pin with an individual’s face on it with writing around the upper curve. Along the back, some participants stand on a raised surface above the rest of the crowd. The upper left quadrant of the photograph shows a poster with a bisected closeup illustration of an individual with a cropped haircut. The middle upper portion of the photograph shows a handmade [WANTED] sign. The upper right quadrant of the photo shows a hand holding up a white pole. The photograph cuts off the top of the pole. The lower portion of the photograph shows closeups of the various individuals at the rally. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
- Place captured
- Queens, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Cultural Place
- Puerto Rico, United States, Caribbean, Latin America, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Young Lords Movement
- Type
- gelatin silver prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Decolonization
- Gesture
- Justice
- Photography
- Political organizations
- Politics
- Prisons
- Race relations
- Resistance
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2014.220.1
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Hiram Maristany
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




