- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Black Star, American, founded 1935
- Date
- May 21, 1968 - June 23, 1968
- Medium
- reversal film
- 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 color transparency depicts a group of people viewed from between the end of two A frame shelters on the National Mall. Two individuals are seated by the front of the shelters. Sitting with their backs to the viewer, both wear shaggy white hats and grey coats, one lighter that the other. They sit on rectangle objects covered with sacks. They are turned slightly towards each other. Directly in front of them are three men, who also stand with their backs to the viewer. Two wear red long sleeve shirts, one wears brown pants and one wears blue. The third man wears a dark jacket and grey pants. The Washington Monument is visible in the background.
- 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
- transparencies
- 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
- 2015.245.268
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.