Created by:

Steve Schapiro, American, born 1934  Search this

Subject of:

Bayard Rustin, American, 1912 - 1987  Search this

A. Philip Randolph, American, 1889 - 1979  Search this

Medium:

silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper

Dimensions:

H x W (Image and Sheet): 6 3/4 × 9 3/4 in. (17.1 × 24.8 cm)

Type:

gelatin silver prints

portraits

Place depicted:

Alabama, United States, North and Central America

Date:

1965

Caption:

American Civil Rights leaders Bayard Rustin (1912 - 1987) (fore, left) and A Philip Randolph (1889 - 1979) (fore, right) stand under an umbrella they listen to a speech on steps of the Alabama State Capitol, Montgomery, Alabama, March 25, 1965. The speech, Dr Martin Luther King Jr's 'How Long, Not Long' speech, was delivered at the end of the Selma to Montgomery march.

Description:

A black-and-white photograph of Bayard Rustin and A. Philip Randolph standing in a crowd at the Selma March with an umbrella over their heads. Unknown figures are visible behind them.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Civil Rights  Search this

Photography  Search this

U.S. History, 1961-1969  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object number:

2012.107.35

Restrictions & Rights:

© Steve Schapiro, Courtesy of Fahey Klein Gallery

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Media Arts-Photography

Movement:

Civil Rights Movement

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50c06c747-1c1a-434b-9245-107d5ad0ba67

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.107.35