- Photograph by
- Espada, Frank, Puerto Rican, 1930 - 2014
- Subject of
- Unidentified Man or Men
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- 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 three people participating in the 1964 New York City School Boycott. All three individuals are leaning against a metal barricade. The woman on the far left is looking to her proper right. She is wearing sunglasses, earrings, and a shirt with two buttons pinned on her proper left shoulder and her proper right chest. She is holding a piece of paper. The second woman is to proper left. She is wearing glasses with a shirt that has a button. On her proper left hand, she has a ring on her ring finger. She is holding a sign that reads [SEGREGATED / SCHOOL’S / BREEDS / RACIAL / HATRED] with both hands as she reads a document. The man to her proper left is wearing a dark colored suit with a white shirt and a polka dot tie. He is wearing glasses, holding his hat with his proper right hand, and has a button to the right of his breast pocket. With his proper left hand, he is holding a cigarette. Both hands are at waist level and hold a sign that reads [NO / MORE / SEGREGATED / EDUCATION].
- At the right of the image is a sign being held by a fourth person who is out of frame. The partial sign, presumed to be in Spanish, reads [DEMAND.. / ESCU… / DE PR… / CLA… / AHOR…]
- There are no inscriptions on the print, front or back.
- Place depicted
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Photographs and Still Images
- Movement
- Civil Rights Movement
- Type
- inkjet prints
- Topic
- Activism
- Children
- Civil rights
- Communities
- Education
- Photography
- Race relations
- Segregation
- U.S. History, 1961-1969
- 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
- 2021.53.26
- Restrictions & Rights
- © Estate of Frank Espada
- Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




