- 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
- 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.




