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.