- Photograph by
- Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021
- Subject of
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Child or Children
- 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 man tossing a small child through the air to another man. A group of four men stand on the National Mall in a loose circle. One man, wearing a dark jacket and grey pants, is in the act of tossing a small child into the air. The child wears a blue shirt, black jacket ad brown pants. A second man standing several feet away reaches out his arms to catch the child. We wears a brown jacket, grey pants and a brown hat. Two other men are part of the circle, both standing with their hands in the pockets. One man wears a dark grey overcoat and grey pants, the other wears a dark blue jacket, pants, and flat cap. A fifth man observes at a distance, wearing a blue button down shirt, khaki pants, black jacket and dark hat. Behind the men are several A frame shelters. One shelter has text in red paint covering the sides. A man in a blue sweater and khaki pants kneels next to the shelter, paintbrush in hand. 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
- 2015.245.279
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Robert Houston
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.