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Photograph by:
Robert Houston, American, 1935 - 2021  Search this
Subject of:
Poor People's Campaign, American, 1967 - 1968  Search this
Unidentified Woman or Women  Search this
Unidentified Child or Children  Search this
Medium:
digital
Dimensions:
H x W: 3179 pixels × 2157 pixels, 39.27 MB
Type:
portraits
digital images
digital media - born analog
Place captured:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
May 21, 1968- June 23, 1968
Description:
This image depicts a woman and two young children standing at the entrance of a yellow tent at Resurrection City during the Poor People's Campaign. One yellow tent flap is folded back allowing the woman to peek though the opening. She wears a brown dress and black flat shoes. At her side are two small children, the taller child in a striped red white and blue shirt and blue pants. The child leans against the woman’s left side. On his other side is a much smaller child wearing an off-white onesie. The woman has her left arm around both children with her left hand resting on the smallest child's head. Behind them inside the tent another child is visible.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Black geographies  Search this
Children  Search this
Civil Rights  Search this
Communities  Search this
Families  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Photography  Search this
Resistance  Search this
Social reform  Search this
Women  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Robert and Greta Houston
Object number:
2014.116.35
Restrictions & Rights:
© Robert Houston
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
See more items in:
National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Portfolio/Series:
Resurrection City
Classification:
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Civil Rights Movement
African American - Latinx Solidarity
Poor People's Campaign
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5742c7a9f-d890-4b0b-9246-c1cf2cd61345
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2014.116.35