Photograph by
Matt Herron, American, 1931 - 2020
Subject of
Ladner, Joyce Ph. D., American, born 1943
Date
October 24, 1963; printed 2021
Medium
pigment on paper
Dimensions
H x W (paper): 17 × 11 in. (43.2 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (image): 12 5/8 × 9 1/2 in. (32.1 × 24.1 cm)
Caption
This print by Matt Herron depicts Joyce Ladner describing her experience of being arrested and jailed for attempting to integrate Jackson, Mississippi churches. Ladner was speaking to students October 24, 1963 at Tougaloo College who were celebrating her release along with that of ministers and other students who were also arrested.
Joyce Ladner, PhD (b. 1943) is a Civil Rights activist from Mississippi who worked with organizations such as the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and helped organize the March on Washington. She was considered one of the most active students in Mississippi’s Civil Rights Movement.
Matthew “Matt” Herron (1931-2021) was a photojournalist best-known for chronicling the front lines of the Civil Rights Movement in the Deep South. Herron worked with several civil rights organizations, including SNCC, which gave him rare behind-the-scenes access to its members.
Description
A black-and-white inkjet print photograph of Joyce Ladner by Matt Heron. Ladner is leaning forward on a podium or table with her hands clasped together as she’s looking upward and off to the right. She is wearing dark overalls and a lighter colored shirt. A microphone is in front of her to the left. There are no marks or inscriptions, front or back.
Place depicted
Tougaloo, Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, United States
Classification
Photographs and Still Images
Type
portraits
inkjet prints
Topic
Activism
Civil rights
Photography
Prisons
Religion
Segregation
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jeannine and Matt Herron
Object number
2022.88
Restrictions & Rights
© Estate of Matt Herron
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59e515e87-f6c2-4478-b626-fbfb50b1a474

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