Photograph by
Karales, James H., American, 1930 - 2002
Created by
Rick Rhodes Photography & Imaging, LLC, American
Subject of
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
Morehouse College, American, founded 1867
Unidentified Man or Men
Unidentified Woman or Women
Date
1960
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 1452 pixels × 1994 pixels
File size: 2.81 MB
Description
A black-and-white digital image of a man being hit by another man over a seated woman. The man in the forefront of the image has his arms raised and crossed above his head and he is bending toward the seated woman. He is wearing a light shirt and dark pants. The man in the background of the image has his arm raised holding a rolled paper. The woman on the right is seated looking down at her hands which are folded on her left side of her lap. She is wearing a patterned dress.
Place captured
Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Education
HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
Photography
Political organizations
Resistance
U.S. History, 1953-1961
Violence
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Monica Karales and the Estate of James Karales
Object number
2015.129.4
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of James Karales
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e28215df-9e8b-4a15-823e-4ae7e20d4d7e

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