Photograph by
Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
Subject of
Unidentified Child or Children
Date
1964; printed later
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 8 × 10 in. (20.3 × 25.4 cm)
Description
A digital print depicting a black-and-white image of a young boy smiling and holding up fliers with his proper left hand in New York City. He is standing in front of a brick building with a metal gate on the left. The young boy is wearing a dark color hoodie with a white collared shirt underneath. On his head is a leather trapper hat with a bill.
The flyer visibly reads: [¡Fuera con las Escuelas Segregados! / ¡Fuera con las Escuelas Inferiores! / HUELGA / No Mande Sus / Niños a la Escuela / LUNES / FEB. 3 / Niños se atenderán en las / Escuelas de la Libertad / TR 7-2581 TR 7-9513]. The translation for the flyer is: [Out with segregated schools! / Out with inferior schools! / BOYCOTT / Do not send your / children to school / MONDAY / FEB. 3 / Children will attend / Freedom Schools / TR 7-2581 TR 7-9513].
There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
Place depicted
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Media Arts-Photography
Movement
Civil Rights Movement
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Activism
Children
Civil rights
Communities
Education
Freedom
Multilingual communication
Photography
Race relations
Segregation
U.S. History, 1961-1969
Urban life
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture purchased with funds provided by the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center
Object number
2021.53.25
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Frank Espada
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd576d6b279-7853-49ea-a14f-f6c878fb2fe5

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