Photograph by:

Milton Williams, American, born 1940  Search this

Subject of:

Angela Y. Davis, American, born 1944  Search this

Stokely Carmichael, Trinidadian American, 1941 - 1998  Search this

James Garrett, American  Search this

Reginald E. Petty, American  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 5 1/8 x 7 13/16 in. (13 x 19.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

Date:

June, 1979

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Angela Davis with Stokely Carmichael, Jimmy Garrett, and Reginald Petty. Davis is at the center of the photograph holding two pens and a book. Carmichael stands to her proper left, turned towards her and smiling. Jimmy Garrett is standing on her proper right and wearing a jean jacket. Next to him is Reginald Petty, wearing a button that reads "Labor [illegible] Human and Labor Rights / [illegible]976 / Raleigh, North Carolina." The photograph has the photographer's stamp on the back.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Justice  Search this

Photography  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Milton Williams Archives

Object number:

2011.15.378

Restrictions & Rights:

© Milton Williams

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Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Black Power (Black Pride)

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2011.15.378