- Photograph by
- Jones, Laura, Canadian American, born 1948
- Subject of
- Rev. Jackson, Jesse, American, born 1941
- Brown, James, American, 1933 - 2006
- Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
- Date
- 1968
- Medium
- digital
- Dimensions
- H x W: 4003 pixels × 6000 pixels
- File size: 22.93 MB
- Description
- A black and white image of Jesse Jackson and James Brown in the Poor People's Campaign Culture Tent at Resurrection City. Jackson and Brown stand to the right of an unidentified man standing behind a microphone stand. The unidentified man is wearing a suit and tie and holding a hat in his proper left hand. Behind him, Ralph Abernathy is partially visible. Several other unidentified people surround him. In the foreground of the image, unidentified people sit and face the group around the microphone.
- Place depicted
- 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
- digital images
- digital media - born analog
- Topic
- Activism
- Civil rights
- Entertainers
- Local and regional
- Political organizations
- Singers (Musicians)
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Laura Jones
- Object number
- 2016.177.2
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Laura Jones
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




