Photographic slide of the Poor People's Campaign
- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Child or Children
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Created by
- Rogers Color Laboratory Corp., American, 1964 - 1996
- Date
- May 13, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- reversal film and cardboard
- 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 two rows of A frame shelters in Resurrection City on the National Mall. The A frames are composed of wood and yellow plastic sheeting. They stand in two long rows with a wide open area between them that is filled with pedestrians. Some people sit or stand in groups outside the opening of the A frames, while others pass up and down the open area. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.The slide mount has text on the reverse that reads "processed by/ rogers color lab corp. / new york."
- Place depicted
- National Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Media Arts-Photography
- 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
- 2015.245.15
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.