- Photograph by
- Shabazz, Jamel, American, born 1960
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Printed by
- Sunshine Color Lab, American
- Date
- 1981; printed 2010
- Medium
- dye and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
- Dimensions
- H x W (Image): 9 3/16 × 13 11/16 in. (23.3 × 34.8 cm)
- H x W (Sheet): 11 × 14 in. (27.9 × 35.6 cm)
- Description
- This color photograph shows a young man in a red jacket and pants, standing in front of a brick wall with signs on it in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn, New York in 1981. Two of the green signs are titled: [Reaganism: Black Genocide]. They advertise African Liberation Day 1982 and contain three black and white images. Additional text reads: [We want self-determination and equal rights for black people from the U.S. to South Africa. We have no recourse but to take our struggle to the world’s people. March to the United Nations May 22nd. Meet 11 am at 125th St. & 2nd Ave. March 1 pm to UN Plaza]. The sign on the bottom advertises a boxing match and reads: The Leonard-Hearns Showdown. The back of the photograph is inscribed with the title and photographer Jamel Shabazz’s signature.
- Place depicted
- Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Portfolio/Series
- "Back in the Days"
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Type
- chromogenic color prints
- portraits
- digital prints
- Topic
- Communities
- Fashion
- Identity
- Photography
- Politics
- Race relations
- Urban life
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jamel Shabazz
- Object number
- 2014.84.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Jamel Shabazz
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




