- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified
- Date
- May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- reversal film and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 1 15/16 × 1 15/16 in. (4.9 × 4.9 cm)
- Caption
- This slide is part of a collection of 35mm slides encapsulating Robert Houston's full portfolio of images related to the Poor People's Campaign and the antipoverty protest camp on the National Mall. Known as "Resurrection City," the camp lasted for six weeks in the spring of 1968.
- Description
- This photographic slide depicts a person walking through a flooded area in front of A frame shelters in Resurrection City. Wearing a grey trench coat and tall rain boots, the individual has their back to the viewer. They have a plastic hood on their head. They hold their trench coat up to their knees as they stride away from the viewer. In the background are A frame shelters and several trees.
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- African American - Latinx Solidarity
- Poor People's Campaign
- Type
- color slides
- Topic
- Activism
- Black geographies
- Civil rights
- Housing
- Local and regional
- Photography
- Politics
- Poverty
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2015.245.154
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




