Photograph by
Gibbs, Jermaine, American
Subject of
Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
Date
April 28, 2015
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3280 pixels × 4928 pixels
File size: 46.26 MB
Caption
Jermaine Gibbs photographed this image on April 25, 2015, two days before Freddie Gray’s funeral. The photograph captures demonstrators engaged in peaceful protests at the corner of Pennsylvania and North Avenues in Baltimore, ground zero for Freddie Gray uprisings. While the photo suggests protesters turned their backs to police officers as an act of defiance, that was not the case. The demonstrators stood in courage and solidarity, linking arms to create a buffer of peace between police officers and a community of protesters standing outside the camera’s view. As the photographer points out, an individual’s perspective and point of view determines how they interpret art, life, and humanity. “When we change the way we see,” says Gibbs, “everything we see will change.”
Description
This black and white digital image depicts people cleaning a street. In the foreground, a man and two children sweep up debris from the street and sidewalk several feet away from an intersection. The man is wearing a sports jersey and baseball cap. The name on the jersey is partially obscured. The visible part of the jersey reads [HEATHAM / 24]. The child standing in the street is sweeping debris into a dust pan. The child on the sidewalk is also sweeping. More people are cleaning the streets and sidewalks in the background.
46.26 MB
Place captured
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
Collection title
Jermaine Johnson/Gibbs Photography Collection
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Movement
Black Lives Matter
Type
digital images
digital media - born digital
Topic
Communities
Justice
Local and regional
Police brutality
Race relations
U.S. History, 2001-
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jermaine Gibbs
Object number
2016.61.1
Restrictions & Rights
© Jermaine Gibbs
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50a2372b4-d1ad-4a10-b82d-ee15df9e2c6e

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