Photograph by
Jones, Laura, Canadian American, born 1948
Subject of
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968
Date
June 19, 1968
Medium
digital
Dimensions
H x W: 5082 pixels × 7593 pixels
File size: 34.57 MB
Description
A black and white digital image of people in the Reflecting Pool on Solidarity Day at Resurrection City.
Men, women, and children are wading in the Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial. The crowd is walking and running towards the foreground. There are trees in the background along with more people standing and sitting on the Lincoln Memorial. People in the crowd are holding signs and banners with slogans such as [AMERICA! / Why Not / NOW?], [(?) / (?) / end / hunger / in / America], and even a sign that was ripped off of a pole which reads [NO / SWIMMING / OR / WADING / U.S. PARKS SERVICE]. Some of the people are also wearing pinback buttons on their shirts.
Place depicted
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Type
digital images
digital media - born analog
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Justice
Local and regional
Politics
Poverty
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
2017.90.6
Restrictions & Rights
© Laura Jones
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ac65e2a5-0960-4a6e-99fe-8108284e0637

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