Photograph by
Gibbs, Jermaine, American
Subject of
Gray, Freddie, American, 1990 - 2015
Unidentified Man or Men
Date
April 25, 2015
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 3280 pixels × 4298 pixels
File size: 46.26 MB
Caption
This image was captured on April 25, 2015, the day of a major peace rally and later uprisings in Baltimore following the death of 25-year-old Freddie Gray. Gray died from spinal cord injuries sustained while in police custody.
Description
This black and white digital image depicts four protesters embraced in a hug. The man with his back to the camera is hugging three other men. His head is down. The man on the left has his arm around him and is wearing a jacket that says [CHAPLAIN] in white letters on the back. He is wearing a baseball cap, eyeglasses and a blue tooth device in his right ear. The man next to him is wearing a fitted cap and his light-colored jacket sleeve is visible. The man facing the camera has his left arm extended toward the camera. He is wearing a fitted cap. There is a man in a reverend collar in the background on the far left.
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
2016.61.8
Restrictions & Rights
© Jermaine Gibbs
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5beb58b40-6a81-4b7f-b523-054c0cf63946

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